OCR HISTORY A LEVEL ITALIAN UNIFICATION
1. 1796 When did Napoleon's army overrun Italy?
2. French Revolution What was between 1787 - 1799
3. Piedmont and Sardinia - House Who ruled where before Napoleon's invasion?
of Savoy
Lombardy - junior members
of Hapsburg Family, most ad-
vanced part of Italy economi-
cally
Venetia - local aristocracy with
heavy Austrian influence
Tuscany, Modena and Parma -
own Dukes with heavy Austri-
an influence
Papal States - the Pope , weak
economically and relied on
support from other Catholic
countries
Naples and Sicily - (Kingdom of
the Two Sicilies) Bourbon Fam-
ily, largest and poorest region
of Italy
4. Kingdom of Naples - no longer included.
Napoleon's brother became
king. Sicily ruled by British and
,How did Napoleon split Italy?
, 1/3 became Kingdom of Italy
ruled by Napoleon - included
Lombardy and Venetia.
1/3 annexed to France (part of
the French Empire) - included
central Duchies, Papal States,
and Piedmont.
5. Educated rich - inspired by Results of the French rule
French ideas. Benefited finan-
cially.
French rule often fell short of
standards it aspired to. Many
Italians wanted to overthrow
French rule.
Peasants - struggled to sur-
vive, very poor. 80/90% of pop-
ulation.
6. Napoleon 1815 Defeated at Waterloo - his final defeat.
Ends French rule of Italy.
All Napoleon's boundary changes were set aside and Congress
of Vienna met to restore Italy to how it was before French
invasion.
1. 1796 When did Napoleon's army overrun Italy?
2. French Revolution What was between 1787 - 1799
3. Piedmont and Sardinia - House Who ruled where before Napoleon's invasion?
of Savoy
Lombardy - junior members
of Hapsburg Family, most ad-
vanced part of Italy economi-
cally
Venetia - local aristocracy with
heavy Austrian influence
Tuscany, Modena and Parma -
own Dukes with heavy Austri-
an influence
Papal States - the Pope , weak
economically and relied on
support from other Catholic
countries
Naples and Sicily - (Kingdom of
the Two Sicilies) Bourbon Fam-
ily, largest and poorest region
of Italy
4. Kingdom of Naples - no longer included.
Napoleon's brother became
king. Sicily ruled by British and
,How did Napoleon split Italy?
, 1/3 became Kingdom of Italy
ruled by Napoleon - included
Lombardy and Venetia.
1/3 annexed to France (part of
the French Empire) - included
central Duchies, Papal States,
and Piedmont.
5. Educated rich - inspired by Results of the French rule
French ideas. Benefited finan-
cially.
French rule often fell short of
standards it aspired to. Many
Italians wanted to overthrow
French rule.
Peasants - struggled to sur-
vive, very poor. 80/90% of pop-
ulation.
6. Napoleon 1815 Defeated at Waterloo - his final defeat.
Ends French rule of Italy.
All Napoleon's boundary changes were set aside and Congress
of Vienna met to restore Italy to how it was before French
invasion.
