= Italian Democratization = A history of '''Italian democratization'''. <> ---- == Risorgimento == The [[Italy/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Lombardy-Venetia|kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia]] was established by the [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Congress of Vienna]] under [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/FrancisII|Austrian control]]. The insurrections of 1848 reached the kingdom during the reign of [[Austria/FerdinandI|Ferdinand]]. Notably, the '''Five Days of Milan''' (''Cinque giornate di Milano'') saw the Austrian garrison ousted and a provisional government established. This caused the [[WorldHistory/FirstItalianWarOfIndependence|first War of Independence]]. By August however, Austria did reclaim control of these cities. Under [[Austria/FranzJosephI|Franz Joseph]], Lombardy-Venetia rapidly disintegrated. Lombardy was ceded to the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in the [[WorldHistory/SecondItalianWarOfIndependence|second War of Independence]], and then the remainder was ceded in the [[WorldHistory/AustroPrussianWar|third]]. ---- == Kingdom of Italy == ---- == Occupation == ---- == Italian Republic == ---- CategoryRicottone