ITALST292 Lecture Notes - Franco-Prussian War, Carbonari, Absolute Monarchy
5 Mar 2013
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Il risorgimento: the creation of the italian state. Italy"s unification influenced by european revolutionary unrest (e. g. france) at end 18th century. Began: 1815 - congress of vienna, end of napoleonic rule. Ended: 1871 - franco - prussian war: prussa was a germany kingdom. Carbonari = "coal-burners"; secret italian organization inspired by french revolution; interested in unification: drawn from middle class and intellectual class smart people (just out of the. Enlightenment: they were becoming quite powerful and the authorities were getting scared. 1830: insurrections laid groundwork for creation of unified italy; adoption of the tricolore instead of papal flag: this is similar to the flag italy now has. Post- napoleon: italian states returned to austria or local monarchs (including pope) March 1848: king carlo amberto of sardinia declares war on austrians, invades lombardo-veneto; Italian states help out and bottle-up austrians in austrian quadrilateral fortresses (verona,
