History and chronology of Victor Emmanuel II in Italy

General

House Italy

Events

Abdication
Alliance
Birth
Death
Diplomacy
Dissolution
Invasion Papal States
Rule Assab
Rule Massawa
Rule Nice
Rule Rome
Rule Savoy
Rule Venetia
Succession
Unification

Places

Assab
Massawa
Nice
Papal States
Piedmont
Rome
Savoy
Venetia

Victor Emmanuel II History of Italy


1820	Birth
Birth of Victor Emmanuel II, son of Charles Albert of Sardinia
1849	Succession
24th Mar Succeeds as King of Sardinia-Piedmont, 1849-1861
1856	Diplomacy
Forms an alliance with France
1861	Invasion of Papal States
Papalates Leads an invasion against the Papal States
1861	Rule of Nice
Nice Nice is ceded to France
1861	Rule of Savoy
Savoy Savoy is ceded to France
1861	Succession
Succeeds as King of Italy
1861	Unification
Piedmont Recognized as the 1st King of a united Italy by Parliament
1866	Alliance
8th April Joins an alliance with Prussia against Austria
1866	Rule of Venetia
18th April Venetia Acquires Venetia after making an alliance with Prussia against Austria
1870	Rule of Rome
Rome Rome is freed of French troops & becomes Italy's capital
1873	Dissolution
1st July Dissolution of the Italian monasteries
1878	Abdication
Abdicates in favor of his son, Humbert II
1878	Death
Death of Victor Emmanuel II, in Egypt
1882	Rule of Assab
Assab An Italian colony is established at Assab, Eritrea
1885	Rule of Massawa
Massawa An Italian colony is established at Massawa, Eritrea