Italian Democratization
A history of Italian democratization.
Risorgimento
The kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was established by the Congress of Vienna under Austrian control. The insurrections of 1848 reached the kingdom during the reign of Ferdinand. Notably, the Five Days of Milan (Cinque giornate di Milano) saw the Austrian garrison ousted and a provisional government established. This caused the first War of Independence. By August however, Austria did reclaim control of these cities.
Under Franz Joseph, Lombardy-Venetia rapidly disintegrated. Lombardy was ceded to the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in the second War of Independence, and then the remainder was ceded in the third.
Kingdom of Italy
Occupation