Italy Unification

  • Beginning

    Beginning
    Nationalist forces in Italy rebelled against their foreign leaders. This happened in Parma and Modena in 1831.
  • Third Event

    Third Event
    In Sardinia the kingdom adopted a liberal constitution.
  • Second Event

    Second Event
    In 1848 the uprisings were crushed.
  • Fourth Event

    Fourth Event
    Republican forces fomented a revolt against the pope, declaring the Republic of Rome in 1848
  • Fifth Event

    Fifth Event
    In 1852 Camillo di Cavour became prime minister of Sardinia.
  • Last Event (Sixth)

    Last Event (Sixth)
    The nation was officialy united in 1861; the king of Sardinia was crowned Victor Emmanuel II later that year.