The Revolutions of 1848–1849 in Italy

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Denis Mack Smith

Yayın yılı:

2002

Yayıncı:

Oxford University Press

The revolutionary year opened in an Italy that was divided into independent states. Apart from the miniscule principalities of San Marino and Monaco, there were three kingdoms, three sovereign duchies, and the extensive temporal possessions of the papacy. In each of these, an autocratic government encountered a revolutionary challenge during 1848. The first European insurrection in 1848 took place in Sicily some week before the much more substantial revolutions in Paris and Vienna. Sicily was the poorest and most rebellious region of Italy. What triggered insurrection in January 1848 was an unsigned notice posted on buildings in Palermo, announcing that a revolt would commence under cover of festivities for the king's birthday. One of the results of the 1848 revolutions was that foreign occupation of Italy became more serious and more extensive than ever before. The revolutions failed due to the divergent interests of different regions, towns, and social classes.

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