describe the events which led to proclamation of Victor Emmneuel II as king of unified Italy
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In mid-nineteenth century Italy was divided into seven states. Only Piedmont - Sardinia was under the rule of an Italian prince. The events that led to the proclamation of Victor Emmanuel II, the ruler of Piedmont - Sardinia as the King of united Italy -
1. Count Cavour, the Prime Minister of Piedmont - Sardinia started a movement to unify Italy.
2. Guiseppe Mazzini started a society called Young Italy in 1830s. It spread the message of nationalism all over Italy.
3. Guiseppe Garibaldi led the military struggle for the unification of Italy. A large number of volunteers participated in it.
4. Piedmont - Sardinia defeated all the other states of Italy by 1861. In this way Italy was unified and Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the King of Italy.
Victor Emmanuel II was the king of Sardinia-Piedmont, who first started to unify Italy and release from foreign control.
Explanation:
- Italy before the Unification was part of the small city-states, which had its rulers.
- Giuseppe Mazzini and minister Camillo Benso di Cavour performed a fundamental role in unifying Italy as one.
- In 1859, Sardinia-Piedmont troops under Emmanuel II crushed the Austrians and marched towards the South to unite the nation as one.
- King Victor Emmanuel II, in 1861, declared as the emperor of the unified nation.
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