Camillo Benso di Cavour: Piedmontese Statecraft and Diplomacy (1850–1861)

1. Il Risorgimento newspaper founded in Turin

   Dec 15, 1847Labels: Il Risorgimento, Camillo Cavour

   • Il Risorgimento
   • Cavour Foundation

2. Siccardi Laws curb church legal privileges

   Apr 9, 1850Labels: Siccardi Laws, Piedmont-Sardinia

   • Leggi Siccardi

3. Connubio coalition stabilizes Piedmontese politics

   Feb 1, 1852Labels: Connubio, Urbano Rattazzi

   • Connubio

4. Cavour becomes prime minister of Sardinia

   Nov 4, 1852Labels: Camillo Cavour, Kingdom of

   • Britannica
   • Cavour bio

5. Piedmont-Sardinia sends troops to the Crimean War

   Apr 1, 1855Labels: Crimean War, Piedmont-Sardinia

   • Crimea Sardinia

6. Congress of Paris ends Crimean War

   Mar 30, 1856Labels: Congress of, Treaty of

   • Treaty of Paris

7. Cavour and Napoleon III reach Plombières Agreement

   Jul 21, 1858Labels: Plombi res, Napoleon III

   • Plombi res

8. Franco-Piedmont defensive alliance is concluded

   Jan 26, 1859Labels: Franco-Piedmont Alliance, France

   • Villafranca
   • Plombi res

9. Second Italian War of Independence begins

   Apr 26, 1859Labels: Second Italian, Austria

   • 1859 War
   • Villafranca

10. Armistice of Villafranca halts the war

    Jul 11, 1859Labels: Armistice of, Napoleon III

    • Villafranca

11. Treaty of Zürich confirms Lombardy’s transfer

    Nov 10, 1859Labels: Treaty of, Lombardy

    • Z rich Treaty

12. Cavour returns as prime minister

    Jan 21, 1860Labels: Camillo Cavour, Prime Minister

    • Cavour bio
    • Britannica 1859

13. Central Italy votes for annexation to Sardinia

    Mar 11, 1860Labels: Plebiscites, Central Italy

    • Britannica 1859
    • Emilia plebiscite

14. Treaty of Turin cedes Savoy and Nice

    Mar 24, 1860Labels: Treaty of, Savoy

    • Turin Treaty

15. Garibaldi lands in Sicily with the Thousand

    May 11, 1860Labels: Garibaldi, Expedition of

    • The Thousand

16. Teano meeting transfers Garibaldi’s conquests to the king

    Oct 26, 1860Labels: Teano meeting, Victor Emmanuel

    • Britannica Garibaldi
    • Teano image record

17. Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed by law

    Mar 17, 1861Labels: Kingdom of, Turin Parliament

    • Proclamation
    • Britannica Garibaldi

18. Cavour dies after leading early Italian government

    Jun 6, 1861Labels: Camillo Cavour, Death

    • Britannica
    • Cavour bio