Partition of Italy (Failed Revolutions)

The Partition of Italy was the partition of the Kingdom of Italy that occurred in 1844 putting an end to 22 years of Italian Unity. The Partition was conducted by the Kingdom of France, the Austrian Empire , the Principality of Algeria and the Kingdom of Spain whom all divided the Kingdom of Italy throughout the year of 1844 leaving only a restored Papal States as the only Independent State in the Italian Peninsula.

The Decision to Partition Italy was made as a result of the Algerian-Italian War, in which Algeria invaded the Islands of Sicily and Naples quickly knocking out a small Italian Flotilla and seizing control of the islands within weeks. Such a defeat caused the French to move in declaring war on Italy at their turn to seize control of the region of Piedmont effectively weakening the Italian Government even more and thus resulting in the nations of Austria and Spain gaining interest in partitioning Italy in which lead to the Conference of Barcelona.

As a result of the Conference, the Kingdom of Italy was to be split between France , Austria , Spain and Algeria and a the four powers agreed to restore the Papal States resulting in the end of the Kingdom of Italy in which lasted only for 22 years.