After August 1859, the pro-Piedmontese regimes of Tuscany, Parma, Modena and the Papal Legations agreed to several military treaties. On 7 November 1859, they elected Eugenio Emanuele di Savoia-Carignano as their regent. However, King Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy, who was allied to France which claimed a counterpart, refused to endorse the election, and sent Carlo Bon Compagni instead as the Governor General of Central Italy, who was responsible for the diplomatic and military affairs of the states.
united, provinces, central, italy, italian, province, unite, centro, italia, also, known, confederation, central, italy, general, government, central, italy, short, lived, military, government, established, kingdom, piedmont, sardinia, formed, union, former, g. The United Provinces of Central Italy Italian Province Unite del Centro Italia also known as the Confederation of Central Italy or General Government of Central Italy was a short lived military government established by the Kingdom of Piedmont Sardinia It was formed by a union of the former Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Parma Duchy of Modena and the Papal Legations after the Second Italian War of Independence United Provinces of Central ItalyProvince Unite del Centro Italia Italian 1859 1860Left Flag of the United Provinces Right Flag used in TuscanyThe United Provinces of Central Italy green StatusClient state of the Kingdom of SardiniaCapitalModenaCommon languagesItalian Tuscan Emilian RomagnolGovernmentMilitary government KingVictor Emmanuel II Governor GeneralCarlo Bon Compagni di Mombello Appointed RegentEugenio Emanuele di Savoia CarignanoHistorical eraLate modern Revolution8 December 1859 Annexation22 March 1860CurrencySardinian lira Tuscan florinPreceded by Succeeded byGrand Duchy of TuscanyDuchy of ParmaDuchy of Modena and ReggioPapal Legations Kingdom of SardiniaToday part ofItalyAfter August 1859 the pro Piedmontese regimes of Tuscany Parma Modena and the Papal Legations agreed to several military treaties On 7 November 1859 they elected Eugenio Emanuele di Savoia Carignano as their regent However King Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy who was allied to France which claimed a counterpart refused to endorse the election and sent Carlo Bon Compagni instead as the Governor General of Central Italy who was responsible for the diplomatic and military affairs of the states On 8 December 1859 Parma Modena and the Papal Legations were incorporated into the Royal Provinces of Emilia After plebiscites were held during March 1860 and France was granted Nice and Savoy the territory was annexed formally to Piedmont Sardinia as Bon Compagni resigned on 3 March 1860 See also EditItalian Unification Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Parma Duchy of Modena and Reggio Victor Emmanuel II King of Sardinia List of historical states of Italy Former countries in Europe after 1815References EditStates and Regents of the World nbsp nbsp This Italian history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Provinces of Central Italy amp oldid 1166711330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
