2a. Political Developments In Piedmont Flashcards
What did the statuto allow
Freedom of assembly/ freedom of press/ freedom of religion/ all within limits
What shows the statuto was conservative
Austria didn’t feel threatened by it and wanted to keep it/ only 9/84 articles dealt with the rights of the subjects
When was D’Azeglio appointed PM
1849
What type of government did D’Azeglio lead
A moderate conservative administration
What were 2 limitations of VE’s constitutional power
- Only lower house could propose laws that dealt with revenue
- And treaty that gave away land or money needed to be approved by government
What were the different views of Britain and Austria on Victor Emmanuel
Britain saw him as a cautious liberal/ Austria saw him as a conservative
What is the argument that VE lacked significance and it was everyone else that got stuff done
He was a mediocre king who was fortunate enough to have 2 truly gifted early prime ministers and excellent advisors
Who said in regards to VE “fortunately for the future of Italian liberalism, he lacked the self confidence to assert himself and almost invariably deferred to those with a stronger will”
Christopher Duggan
What was the title the “gentleman king”
Nickname purposely advanced by the PE government to enhance his portrait
How did VE have control over his government
Could appoint and dismiss minsters at will/ sole commander of military/ no mechanisms for holding him accountable for anything
What were the left and right defined as in Piedmont
Left- more democratic
Right- more clerical and against liberal reforms such as free trade
Why was legislation so hard to pass before the connubio
No political parties/ most in chamber of deputies were independently minded/ took considerable amount of persuasion to get a majority vote on peace treaty
When was the proclamation of Moncalien
1849
What was the proclamation of Moncalien
King made it clear if electorate didn’t vote for deputies that supported the peace treaty of 1849 he may abolish the constitution/ demonstration of kings power in politics
When was Cavour made minister of trade and agriculture
1850