Booklet 4: Problem of Rome Flashcards
When was the September Convention?
1864
What was the September Convention?
Between VE II and Napoleon, the Papacy would be allowed to recruit a garrison of 10,000 soldiers and the French troops would leave Rome within 2 years
What was the Italian side of the September Convention?
Promised not to attack Rome and make Florence its capital rather than Turin
Why did French troops return in 1867?
Garibaldi tried to seize Rome in 1867
When did the garrison remain until?
1870
When else did Garibaldi try to seize Rome?
1862, but him and his army were stopped in their tracks, Garibaldi shot in the foot
Why do many think that Rome did not wish to be part of united Italy?
Citizens of Rome did not rise to the cause of liberation
What was the impact of the Franco-Prussian war?
Weakened Napoleon and the French, departure of the French garrison from Rome
What was the importance of a weakened France?
Italy took this opportunity to seize Rome
What was the result?
The battle was short with the Italian army lost 49 men, Papal army losing 19
What was the Plebiscite results of the annexation of Rome to Italy?
133,600 to 1,500
When was Rome annexed to Italy?
October 1870
What was Rome declared?
Capital of Italy
