Declaration of the Kingdom of Italy
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Date
March 17, 1861
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Turin,
Piedmont,
Italy
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Event Details
The Kingdom of Italy was officially proclaimed on March 17, 1861, consolidating various states on the Italian peninsula under King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia.
The unification, driven by figures like Giuseppe Garibaldi and Camillo Cavour, was the culmination of decades of political and social movement in the region.