Western Civilization II / Unit 11 WC2 1003 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Piedmont-Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II, and Cavour the Architect
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The idea
Piedmont-Sardinia, an island and a wedge between France and Austrian Lombardy, had a Savoy king, Vittorio Emanuele II, and a constitution. Its prime minister Cavour, whom the anchor calls the true architect, felt no sentiment for "Italy". Piedmont's power was his aim.
In practice
The anchor's Piedmont borders Spain; it does not.
Where people slip
Cavour died in eighteen sixty-one, months after his work was done.
Your place on the trail
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