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---- == Kingdom of Italy == The '''kingdom of Italy''' was a successor state to [[WorldHistory/MiddleFrancia|Middle Francia]]. In 961, [[Germany/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Germany|Otto I]] conquered the kingdom and claimed the title for himself. From then until the death of [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/CharlesV|Charles V]], the crowns of Germany and Italy were held as an elective union. |
Italian Monarchs
A history of Italian monarchs.
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Kingdom of Italy
The kingdom of Italy was a successor state to Middle Francia.
In 961, Otto I conquered the kingdom and claimed the title for himself. From then until the death of Charles V, the crowns of Germany and Italy were held as an elective union.
Duchy of Savoy
The county of Savoy was a minor member of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1416, Sigismund raised Amadeus VIII to duke of Savoy.
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The Savoyards finally claimed a royal title in the kingdom of Sicily, which Spain ceded to in the Treaty of Utrecht,
Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
The kingdom of Sardinia, which had been a Spanish territory since James II of Aragon, was exchanged to Austria through the Treaty of Utrecht. The subsequent Treaty of the Hague forced Victor Amadeus II to trade the kingdom of Sicily for Sardinia.
The personal union of Savoy and Sardinia would be cemented by the Perfect Fusion in 1847 under Charles Albert.
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Kingdom of Italy
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