Mazzini was born in Genoa in 1805. He began law studies in Genoa and earned his law degree at the university and started his life as a revolutionary. Mazzini's role was considerable in the Italian Unification as it appeared in some of the laws passed by the eventual Roman Republic.
Although he never saw the democratic republic of Italy during his lifetime; he saw his Italians hold a single country to call home.
Cavour was appointed Prime Minister of Piedmont in 1852 and rule until 1860. He was an odd man in poor health and most thought he was very unstable.
Italian Unification became his life's passion but when not driven by it, he went into very severe depressions and at times became suicidal. As the prime minister he was willing to use all means. He knew the only way to obtain unification was to rid the Austrian Empire from Italy and so his manipulation for aid started.
Garibaldi was born on July 4, 1807. He was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in the history of Italy and is considered one of Italy's "Fathers of the Fatherland". Garibaldi's popularity, his skill at rousing the common people and his military advances are all seen as helping to make the Unification of Italy possible.
The Unification of Italy:
For a long time the Italian peninsula was a politically distorted bundle of states. When war broke out between Austria and the Revolutionary French government in 1792, the French invaded the Italian peninsula, joined many of the Italian states together and saw them as republics. In 1799 the Austrian and Russian armies knocked the French out of the Italian peninsula which destroyed the republics.
When Napoleon rose to power, the Italian peninsula was again beat by the French. Napoleon separated the peninsula into three parts. The French occupation was important in many ways. It introduced new ideas and demolished some of the old ruling orders. The ideas of freedom and equality were very enticing. The idea of nationalism was also introduced in most parts of the north and central Italian peninsula.
When Napoleon hit his demise the territory was redistributed. Although the Italian peninsula remained segregated through the mid-1800s, the idea of a unified Italy began to become very popular. Secret groups started to form to go against the conservative powers. One of these groups was founded by
Mazzini and called "Young Italy". Mazzini believed in the movement for Italian Unification which was known as "Risorgimento".
The final push for Italian Unification came in 1859 , led by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (which was the wealthiest an most liberal Italian state).
The prime minister was Count Camillo Cavour. He was an educated diplomat and was able to form a friendship with France. The Franco-Austrian War of 1859 was the event that began the actual process of Italian Unification. The Austrians were beat by the French and had to give up some of there territory.
The northern states of Italy held elections in 1859 and 1860 and voted to join the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia which was a huge step towards unification.
Giuseppi Garibaldi was very helpful in bringing the southern states. Garibaldi took his troops into areas and then turned them over to Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Piedmont-Sardinia. In the early part of 1861 a parliament met and stated that the Kingdom if Italy, with Victor Emmanuel II as its king. This left only two major states outside of the Kingdom of Italy which were Rome and Venetia.
In 1866 Italy joined Prussia in an assault against Austria and won Venetia. Taking advantage of the French being involved in the Franco-Prussia war, the Italian army entered into Rome. That same year Rome was taken in as part of Italy and as such the Risorgimento had completed. Thus, the Italian Unification.
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Although he never saw the democratic republic of Italy during his lifetime; he saw his Italians hold a single country to call home.
Cavour was appointed Prime Minister of Piedmont in 1852 and rule until 1860. He was an odd man in poor health and most thought he was very unstable.
Italian Unification became his life's passion but when not driven by it, he went into very severe depressions and at times became suicidal. As the prime minister he was willing to use all means. He knew the only way to obtain unification was to rid the Austrian Empire from Italy and so his manipulation for aid started.
Garibaldi was born on July 4, 1807. He was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in the history of Italy and is considered one of Italy's "Fathers of the Fatherland". Garibaldi's popularity, his skill at rousing the common people and his military advances are all seen as helping to make the Unification of Italy possible.
The Unification of Italy:
For a long time the Italian peninsula was a politically distorted bundle of states. When war broke out between Austria and the Revolutionary French government in 1792, the French invaded the Italian peninsula, joined many of the Italian states together and saw them as republics. In 1799 the Austrian and Russian armies knocked the French out of the Italian peninsula which destroyed the republics.
When Napoleon rose to power, the Italian peninsula was again beat by the French. Napoleon separated the peninsula into three parts. The French occupation was important in many ways. It introduced new ideas and demolished some of the old ruling orders. The ideas of freedom and equality were very enticing. The idea of nationalism was also introduced in most parts of the north and central Italian peninsula.
When Napoleon hit his demise the territory was redistributed. Although the Italian peninsula remained segregated through the mid-1800s, the idea of a unified Italy began to become very popular. Secret groups started to form to go against the conservative powers. One of these groups was founded by
Mazzini and called "Young Italy". Mazzini believed in the movement for Italian Unification which was known as "Risorgimento".
The final push for Italian Unification came in 1859 , led by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (which was the wealthiest an most liberal Italian state).
The prime minister was Count Camillo Cavour. He was an educated diplomat and was able to form a friendship with France. The Franco-Austrian War of 1859 was the event that began the actual process of Italian Unification. The Austrians were beat by the French and had to give up some of there territory.
The northern states of Italy held elections in 1859 and 1860 and voted to join the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia which was a huge step towards unification.
Giuseppi Garibaldi was very helpful in bringing the southern states. Garibaldi took his troops into areas and then turned them over to Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Piedmont-Sardinia. In the early part of 1861 a parliament met and stated that the Kingdom if Italy, with Victor Emmanuel II as its king. This left only two major states outside of the Kingdom of Italy which were Rome and Venetia.
In 1866 Italy joined Prussia in an assault against Austria and won Venetia. Taking advantage of the French being involved in the Franco-Prussia war, the Italian army entered into Rome. That same year Rome was taken in as part of Italy and as such the Risorgimento had completed. Thus, the Italian Unification.
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