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Sicilian Revolution of Independence of 1848

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 occurred in a year replete with revolutions and popular revolts. The former kingdoms of Naples and Sicily were formally reunited following the 1815 Congress of Vienna to become the Bourbon kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Both kingdoms had previously comprised the single Norman and Swabian kingdom of Sicily during the 12th and 13th centuries, and were split in two following the revolt of the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. The name Two Sicilies is effectively a consequence of the historical events that followed the Sicilian Vespers. The seeds of the revolution of 1848 were sown prior to the Congress of Vienna, in 1812. This was during the tumultuous Napoleonic period when the Bourbon court was forced to escape from Naples and set up its royal court in Palermo with the assistance of the English navy. The Sicilian nobles were able to take the opportunity to force on the Bourbons a new constitution forSicily that was based on the Westminster system of parliamentary government, and was in fact quite a liberal constitution for the time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131095177
• ISBN-10: 6131095175
• Artikelnr.: 29915291