Booklet 2 Flashcards
When did VE become King?
March 1849
How much of the population were literate?
2.25%
How many political refugees in Piedmont from Turin and Genoa during the 1850s?
30,000
Which family was VE’s wife from?
Austrian Imperal Family
When was Azeglio appointed as PM?
End of 1849
How many military men in VE’s first cabinet?
25
What were two powers of VE?
- Could command the army at will
- Could appoint and dismiss ministers
What was one of VE’s first actions as King?
1849 - Shelled rebels in Genoa
When were the Siccardi Laws passed? What were they?
March 1850
Signigficantly reduced the power of the Church
What was the Concordat?
An agreement between the Church and the State regarding the Siccardi Laws
Which clerical member opposed the Siccardi laws?
Archbishop Fransoni (was then imprisoned)
Name a right wing Politician upset by the Siccardi laws?
Balbo
When did Cavour join d’Azeglio’s government? What position did he have?
October 1850
Minister for Agriculture and Travel
What was the Connubio and when was it formed?
A coalition between Cavour and Rattazi
1851-52
What did the connubio do?
Stregnthed parliament against the crown
What was Rattazi appointed to as a result of the Connubio?
Chamber of Deputies
When did Cavour ask to be PM?
Novemeber 1852
Who was weakened by the Connubio? How?
d’Azeglio - his govt fell in 1852 following attemots to introduce civil marriage
How did Cavour reduce temporal power? How much did this add to state income?
Cloased 152 monastaries and 1700 beneficiaries.
£150,000
When was Rattazi sacked from the Chamber of Deputies?
1857
When did Cavour supress a revolt in Milan?
Feb 1855
What 3 positions did Cavour appoint himself as? When?
Prime Minister
Foreign Minister
Finance Minister
Jan 1855
When did Cavour enact financial and military reform?
1852 and 1853 (Used La Mamora for the Army)
When was the telegraph built that linked Turin and Paris?
1853
How much did Piedmontese trade value increase by?
300%
How much did Piedmontese debt rise by in how many years beceause of tech developments?
605 million lire
12 years
Where did Piedmont have trade agreements with?
Britain, France and Belgium
When was the railway line built that linked Milan, Turin, Genoa and the French Border? Who financed it?
1854
Rothschild
When was the Mount Cennis Tunnel built? Who financed this?
1857
Rothschild and Laffitte
How much railway in Piedmont by the end of 1850s?
819km
(1/3 of all railway in Italy)
What trade agreement undermined Austrian control in Germany? How?
The Zollverein
It promoted free trade within Germany.
When did Italy join the Crimean war?
Jan 1855
How many troops did Italy send to the Crimean war?
18,000
When was the Italian Question discussed at the Congress of Paris?
April 8th 1856
Who supported Italy because of the Crimean war?
Britain and France
Which Italian general led troops in the Crimean war?
La Mamora
Which battle in the Crimean war was influential for gaining British/French support?
Battle of Chernaya
