Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy

Standard Name: Victor Emmanuel II,, King of Italy

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Ouida
Della Stufa, then gentleman-in-waiting to King Victor Emmanuel , was also involved with prominent (and married) society hostess Janet Ross .
Stirling, Monica. The Fine and the Wicked: The Life and Times of Ouida. Coward-McCann, 1958.
89, 96
Jordan, Jane. “Ouida: The Enigma of a Literary Identity”. Princeton University Library Chronicle, Vol.
57
, No. 1, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 1995, pp. 75-105.
83
Initially Ouida got along well with Ross. She wrote to Richard...
politics Elizabeth Barrett Browning
EBB was again much involved in sympathy with Italian hopes for independence and liberal reform, while Garibaldi as military leader and Cavour as statesman orchestrated the campaign which in October 1860 made Victor Emmanuel II

Timeline

24 March 1848: King Charles Albert of Piedmont declared...

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24 March 1848

King Charles Albert of Piedmont declared war on Austria; the outcome was his abdication.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
184-6

March 1849: Having been defeated by the Austrians at...

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March 1849

Having been defeated by the Austrians at Novara, Charles Albert abdicated the throne of Piedmont; he was succeeded by Victor Emmanuel II .
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
186, 274

October 1858: John Julius Reuter started providing a telegraph-based...

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October 1858

John Julius Reuter started providing a telegraph-based foreign news service to the LondonMorning Advertiser, beginning with a fortnight's free trial.
Read, Donald. The Power of News: The History of Reuters, 1849-1989. Oxford University Press, 1992.
22-3, 38-9

January 1860: Cavour was again made Prime Minister of Piedmont...

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January 1860

Cavour was again made Prime Minister of Piedmont by Victor Emmanuel II .
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
266

16 April 1860: King Victor Emmanuel II made his triumphal...

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16 April 1860

King Victor Emmanuel II made his triumphal entry into Florence.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
110

May 1860: Garibaldi and 1,500 volunteers sailed from...

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May 1860

Garibaldi and 1,500 volunteers sailed from Genoa to Marsala, Sicily, where they occupied the town in the name of Victor Emmanuel II and raised the Italian tricolour flag.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
268

October 1860: Garibaldi entered Naples; he then transferred...

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October 1860

Garibaldi entered Naples; he then transferred power to Victor Emmanuel II , who was proclaimed ruler of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
269, 274
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Capital 1848-1875. Abacus, 1975.
93

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