Grosse (born Nov. 23, 912—died May 7, 973), duke of Saxony (as Otto II, 936–961), German king (from 936), and Holy Roman emperor (962–973) who consolidated the German Reich by his suppression of rebellious vassals and his decisive victory over the Hungarians. His use of the church as a stabilizing influence created a secure empire and stimulated a cultural renaissance. Early years Otto was the son of the future king Henry I, of the Liudolfing, or Saxon, dynasty, and his second wife, Matilda. Little is
Italian Wars Italy was the background for outside powers between the French invasion of 1494 and the accession of Francis 1 in 1515 for different reasons. Between these years, the States of Italy were invaded on a number occasions by armies from France, Spain and other countries. At this time, the Italian States were very vulnerable; there were conflicts in Italy itself, they had out of date military equipment and Italy had insecure frontiers and unreliable allies – “That Italy failed to organise
between the conservative elite and the common liberal, Italy and Germany became unified nations through the institution of a strong military, economy, government, and the influence of a rich ancestry. Each member of society was affected by the move towards nationalism in different ways; the monarchy, liberals, and working classes in Italy and Germany embodied the results of nationalism throughout Europe. The conservative contingency of both Italy and Germany believed that the only way they could build
Mediterranean merchant ships. In 1883 he joined Young Italy, the movement organised by the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini. He believed that all Italian people should be free and that Italyshould not only be independent, but also an integrated republic. Italyhad been left completely fragmented by the settlements reached at Congress of Vienna in 1815. The congress had divided territory among the victors of the Napoleonic Wars. Italy was divided up, but most people wanted to see it re-united
many Italians still had memories of the ancient unity and glory which they once enjoyed. There were also nationalistic and liberal feelings which rose when Napoleon unified Italy under his rule. Carbonari This was one of the most influential revolutionary groups during the Risorgimento. It was formed in the southern Italy in the 19th Century. It was inspired by the French Revolution and its members were mainly from the middle class and intellectuals. The middle class and the intellectuals
Unification of Italy Q: Describe & Explain the Unification of Italy. The Unification of Italy divides in to 3 main stages: 1815-1830: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. 1848-1849: Revolts all over Italy. Revolts are suppressed. 1858-1870: The unification of Italy Introduction To understand the unification of Italy, matters before the revolution need to be examined. Up until 1716, Italy was just a big piece of land divided among small kingdoms of monarchs. (ref. H.O. #1
the hesitation of Charles Albert to front the campaign of unity and Bonaparte’s intervention. In 1815 Italy was not recognised as a country, Metternich, an Austrian statesman, said "The word 'Italy' is a geographical expression, a description which is useful shorthand, but has none of the political significance the efforts of the revolutionary ideologues try to put on it” which shows that Italy was not considered a country this was because it was separated into different states and each had their
able to take power in Italy after the famous long march in Rome in 1922. He then consolidated his fascist state of Italy between 1922 and 1930. He accomplished through well-designed strategies. Getting fascists into important positions Mussolini used changes in the law to strengthen his grip on Government in Italy. The elected council of Rome was abolished. This was a significant check to Mussolini’s power as it ran and controlled the largest and richest city in Italy. The black shirts were
Communism, two ideals that Mussolini refused to accept. With the Allies landing on the shores of Italy in their advance to Fascist capital, Mussolini fought for his ideals while the Allies aimed to liberate the country and the citizens who did not follow Mussolini’s government. Why did Italy change from a fascist government to a new government in the siege of Italy during WWII between 1943-45? Italy fought to create a new government in place of the fascist government headed by Benito Mussolini because
Niccolò Machiavelli and Martin Luther King Jr. are two of the greatest political leaders in history. Although opposite in the spectrum of beliefs, and separated by time and location, these two influenced our world in unbelievable ways. They both helped shape the world as we know it today. In this paper, I will discuss the lives of these two monumental leaders and explain the similarities between their acheivements. Niccolò Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy on May 3, 1469. As an adult, he studied
lacked reform. At this time, Italy was divided into states and republics that were ruled by princes and kings. The problem was that these princes and kings failed to unite the people therefore failing to unite Italy. This resulted in having political power being isolated in each state and republic. The final result of this was political power only belonging to the larger cities and republics. Machiavelli also mentions many times that the church competed with princes and kings for political power. Many
In 19th century Italian states united to make Italy while the Germanic states united and made Germany. For Italy there were three people who had a major role in unifying Italy. They were Mazzini, Garibaldi and Cavour. For Germany it was more like one person who united the German states to make Germany and that was Bismarck. On the other hand there was a strong Austrian empire that would not tolerate any nationalist feelings to rise anywhere in Europe. Austria was one of the strongest empires in
flaunt their money around and that they love their pasta and pizza. The portrayals of the Italians are negative since not all Italians are the same. Italy was one of the first place to be found
The nation of Pisa and pasta wasn’t always united. For many centuries the Italian peninsula had been divided between kingdoms, city-states, and empires. Italy stands today as a nation thanks to Italian patriot, Giuseppe Garibaldi. Garibaldi was an Italian born under French rule who wished for Italy to be unified as a single nation, independent from the empires that controlled it. Through dedication and perseverance, he was able to make his dream a reality. Giuseppe Garibaldi has gone down into the
have always wanted to visit is Italy. Italy is located in Europe and it is famous for its ancient history, architectural heritage, culture and even food. It is my dream to visit Italy with my family one day. There are many reasons why I would like to visit Italy. First of all, I am really interested in Italy’s ancient history and architectural heritage. Rome, the capital city of Italy is one of the most significant cities in history ruled by the famous Roman kings such as Alexander the Great, Julius
Pyrrhus was the king of Epirus and lived from 318 BCE to 272 BCE. He is widely acknowledged as being one of the most brilliant generals of his age. He led his soldiers to many victories, but is most famous for his battles against Rome. Along with being an outstanding general, he was a praised author. His books on the art of war have been quoted and acclaimed by many ancient authors. Despite his many great qualities Pyrrhus was a lousy politician. Many people believe that if he had had better political
man and unified many places like Italy. For a period of time he was the most widely known person in the world, as an Italian revolutionary Garibaldi became a worldwide celebrity even before he succeeded in uniting Italy. He was an Italian general and politician who played a large role during the creation of Italy as the country we now know it to be. He helped free Italy from foreign rule. Garibaldi is best known for his military leadership in the unification of Italy (Giuseppe Garibaldi). Garibaldi
of Italian nationalism during the years 1830-184 can be divided into four parts, It was all triggered by the potent political figure of Giuseppe Mazzini, whose ideas of a unified Italy, freed from the Austrian occupation, had brought the creation of a movement called Young Italy. The movement promoted for a unified Italy and was officially the first society that addressed nationalism. Such nationalistic movement, influenced writers and philosophers to look at other ways of securing Italian unification
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, even today, monarchies existed. Kings, queens, emperors, empresses, princes, princesses and many more all existed. Now, even though most no longer exist, they’re still a huge part of our history, and have huge effects on it. Famous monarchies, a history that leads a long, and interesting path through time. The Russian Monarchy. Peter I The Great (1672-1725), He was Russia’s first and one of the most celebrated emperors of the Romanov dynasty. He modernized all
Italy, before its process of revolution began, was mostly ruled by foreign powers and absolute monarchs. The country’s citizens decided they wanted a change in their government and freedom from the many rulers they experienced. In the beginning, the revolt was not organized and resulted in failure until they united and fought as one large group. With the help of some historical revolutionaries such as Mazzini, Garibaldi, Cavour and the combination of multiple independence wars, Italy finally saw