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Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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King Charles Albert of Piedmont
King Charles Albert of Piedmont
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Charles Albert of Piedmont, King
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24 March 1848
King Charles Albert
of Piedmont declared war on
Austria
; the outcome was his abdication.
May 1848
Charles Albert of Piedmont
defeated the Austrians at
Goito
.
July 1848
Charles Albert of Piedmont
negotiated a short-lived Italian union between the territories of
Piedmont
and
Lombardy
,
Venice
,
Parma
,
Modena
, and
Lucca
.
March 1849
Having been defeated by the Austrians at
Novara
,
Charles Albert
abdicated the throne of Piedmont; he was succeeded by
Victor Emmanuel II
.