United States of Italy

Italian Personalities

-italy north of papal states and west of venice liberated by france

-compensation established for habsburg tuscan losses

-initial sentiments are for the establishment of separate weak italian republics to be dominated

-but as war dies down, desire for creation of ally results in formation of quasi-federal italian union

-constitution establishes principles of religious liberty

-consulta appointed by constituent republics elects melzi d'eril its head "grand procurator"

-title so named in analogue of district chief procurateur syndic, an intentionally weak-sounding title

-appointed by majority of executive council to serve as professional administrator

-comm with constituent republics

-part of all deliberations of exec council, no decision may be made without procurator's advice

-results in lots of

-plan for nation building commences, and italian identity rapidly spreads across the nation

-centralizes governance rapidly, also secures departure of most of expensive french batallion

-raises italian army to meet necessities of defence

-never very popular, as he is Piedmontese of Milanese-centered administration

-and as he had served as finance minister, imposing unpopular taxes and all

-French Wars > Second French War (1821-32) comes to Italy in 1824 with Neapolitan revolt of Carbonari, Prina reluctantly raises army to combat it

-inadvertently turns into nationalistic revolt, Prina rather slow to react to them

-and is primarily focused on assisting French army, being defensive

-sees French troops storm into Ragusa, Neapolitan areas, with local nationalist resistance

-appointed during wartime, and because he's a general

-push into Papal States after freebooting happens

-in the end, causes Catholic revulsion, Austrian fleet gathered in Sardinia takes it

-sees end of war, incorporation of Venetian lands into nation

-also growing centralization of Italy

-sees formation of judicial body, new charter centralizing

-suppresses attempts to continue the revolution

-centralize italian union, establish an actual legislature

-ultimately ousted

-senior

-loses influence gradually

-sees outbreak of French Wars > Third French War (1847-1854)

-Young Italy captures Rome in 1848, Italy slower to conquer it

-removed during dispute over whether italy should continue to fight in war

-signs peace with austria, regarding war other than that unifying Italy as reactionary

-and deeply mistrustful of France, having seen it stop Italy from getting any more united

-in 1854, gets through constitution making Italy a centralized country

-after years of negotiation

1854 def.

1857 def.

1860 def.

1863 def. Giuseppe Mazzini (Young Italy)

1866 def.

1869 def.