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| Language | Italian | ||||
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| Independence | 1830, from Hungary, France and the Papal States | ||||
| Currency | Lire | ||||
Italy lies in the Italian Peninsula limiting north with Hungary and Lombardy west and east with the Mediterranean, and south with Rome and Aragon.
Comparison to our timeline: Italy covers, more or less, OTL Italian regions of Emiglia-Romagna, Liguria, Tuscany, Ungria, Marche and Sardinia, plus Corsica.
History[]
The Northern Italian Peninsula had been a battleground between Hungary, Austria, France and the terrenal interests of the Papacy. Composed by many principalities and republics with allegiance to one or other power.
After three Franco-Austrian wars between 1795 and 1828, France and Hungary claimed most northern Italy, but this lead to a strong national sentiment between the Italians, and a general uprising against France, Hungary and the Papacy arouse in 1830. This rebellion was supported by Austria, Bavaria, Helvetia, and Aragon. In August 1830, Italy was proclaimed as a new Kingdom.
Hungary recognized Italy in 1840, while France did it in 1842. Rome did not recognized the Kingdom of Italy until 1962.
In 1914 Lombardy seceded from Italy.
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