Название: The Kingdom of Italy: The History and Legacy of the Italian State from Unification to the End of World War II
Автор: Коллектив
Издательство: Charles River / Independently published
ISBN: 1076482333
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 134
Размер: 10,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states, but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers almost unrivaled in Europe. During the 18th century, all of them were submitted, in one way or another, to one of the greater hegemonic powers.
This process of conquest and submission began during the early 16th century, when France was called on by the Duke Milan to intervene in his favor and from there never stopped.
This was the geopolitical picture in Italy when the tumult of the French Revolution crossed the Alps, and the military campaigns of the legendary Napoleon Bonaparte would initiate a chain of events that would have massive reverberations across Italy throughout the 19th century.