Victor Emmanuel Flashcards
How many exiles came to Piedmont after the 1st war of independence?
30,000
When were the Siccardi laws introduced?
1850
What were the Siccardi laws?
controlled power of the church:
-separate law courts for priests abolished
Why did Piedmont join the Crimean war?
Because VE threatened to sack Cavour if he didn’t
Why did he offer his daughter’s hand in marriage to Napoleon’s cousin?
it would consolidate the alliance between the states
When did he make the Grido di Delore?
January 1859
When did he first meet Garibaldi?
March 1859
What did he lead through the Papal States 1860?
The Piedmontese army in person to defeat the papal troops
When was the meeting at Teano?
26th October 1860
When was the south formally handed over to VE?
7th November 1860
What did he negotiate?
The September Convention, as he refused to return parts of papal states to pope for French troop withdrawal
When did he enter Rome?
20th September 1870
When was the capital moved to Rome?
2nd July 1871
