Leadership

When italy was finally unified it was a monrachy which is lead by a king instead of a democratic republic. Mazzini tried to change it but failed throughout in the 1850's to 1860's. He died in jail 1872, but while he might have failed to destroy monrachy his idea's triupmhed and a revolutional force in 1848 forced the king to change to a constitutional monarchy.

Born on August 10, 1810 in Turin in 1840 founded //Il Risorgimento// which is a newspaper whose name ment resurgence and reflected the burgeoning nationalism in Europe. He used the paper to promote change. He then influncencd the king to adopt a liberal constitution that protected such basic liberties as freedom of speech and the press and established a parliament. Died on June 6, 1861 in Turin
 * Camillo Benso di Cavour**

Born on June 22, 1805 in Genoa In the late 1820s, Mazzini joined the nationalist effort when he became a member of the Carbonari which is a secert organazition that would try and fight for the unification of italy but in 1830 Mazzini was arrested and relised he didn't like the Carbonari and there secert style so he decided that he could make a better and more enfficent group he calls young italy. He then formed a newspaper and published articale to presuade people to join and fight for the unifaction of italy
 * Giuseppe Mazzini**

Victor Emmanuel II
Born in Turin on March 14, 1820 Victor Emmanuel commanded a division when war erupted between Sardinia-Piedmont and Austria. He fought valently but in the end was overpowered by the Austrian. The peace terms with Austria created some controversy in Sardinia-Piedmont. Victor Emmanuel had a choice between increasing the territory of the kingdom and repudiating the liberal constitution, or losing the territory to keep the constitution. After the death of Carvour in 1861 Victor allied with Prussia to acquired Venetia. The king entered Rome in 1871, and the city became Italy's capital. Victor Emmanuel died in Rome on January 9, 1878.