= Italian Monarchs = A history of '''Italian monarchs'''. <> ---- == 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. ---- == Duchy of Savoy == The '''county of Savoy''' was a minor member of the [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire|Holy Roman Empire]]. In 1416, [[Hungary/Sigismund|Sigismund]] raised '''Amadeus VIII''' to '''duke of Savoy'''. TODO: learn some history! The Savoyards finally claimed a royal title in the '''kingdom of Sicily''', which [[Spain/Monarchs#Catholic_Monarchy|Spain]] ceded to in the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|Treaty of Utrecht]], ---- == Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont == The '''kingdom of Sardinia''', which had been a [[Spain/Monarchs#Catholic_Monarchy|Spanish]] territory since '''James II''' of Aragon, was exchanged to [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austria]] through the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|Treaty of Utrecht]]. The subsequent [[WorldHistory/WarOfTheQuadrupleAlliance|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'''. TODO: learn some history! ---- == Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia == The '''kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia''' was established by the [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Congress of Vienna]]. As heir to the rights of the '''duchy of Milan''' and the [[WorldHistory/RepublicOfVenice|Republic of Venice]], [[WorldHistory/HolyRomanEmpire/FrancisII|Francis I]] was made king. '''Viceroys''' were appointed to manage the kingdom, and they ruled exclusively from Milan and Venice. Under [[Austria/FranzJosephI|Franz Joseph]], the kingdom rapidly disintegrated. He was forced to cede Lombardy to the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in the [[WorldHistory/SecondItalianWarOfIndependence|Treaty of Zurich]]. Ultimately Sardinia seized the entire kingdom in the [[WorldHistory/AustroPrussianWar|Third War of Independence]]. Note that following the second War of Independence, the viceroys were replaced with a '''governor-general'''. ---- == Kingdom of Italy == TODO: learn some history! ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnHistory