The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-27


the kingdom q Sardinia
The sgSoDeraton u States now known as the kingdom
Of Sardinia dates o the congress held ~ Vienna 1875
alter he aii u NaPaso1 Most q these States have how
been IN possession Of the regang savoy for
much longer periods and Of then Identified with the
fortunes q that family from the epoch Of its historical origin
II the eleventh century 10 the present time.
Tbs country non known Piedmont aud Savoy th
CaaiPins saul q the Romans. The capital Taurnum Or
sufficient strength the march that when
h entered Italy through the nghborng passages of the
Alps After tbs ia Of the empire AZ became part the LON
bard kingdom, aud suffered all the VieAades OF that
archy. Amer It's final dissolution the country was sometimes
BOmiuay subject 70 The German EnperoFg and
the French hng but real soveregns have been gener
ally the LOCAL Marqases, Counts, and Dukes who held
the Tertiary lords Of veree lyrea sauces Montsra
dc. The daughter IL Monto one OF these sgArar the
Marquis OF snsa and Turn, married otho sovereign Count
Of Mauenne and by this marriage the house Of Savoy
gained is first footing in Italy.
" TINS house 81 savoy L. perhaps the oldest regnng fsm
lily IN Europe IL has, OF course fabulous aud legendary
antqeiy mounting the days Of Odin beyond
but Is aLitufica nct that 1883 Humbet Of the White
Hands Sas Marqas 10 Savoy then subject 70 the German
Emperor Conrad The neighborng country having rebeed
against their masters In that year this Hpbert assisted
Conrad in reducing II 10 obedience and in reward
created sovereign Count Of Maurienne then principal
Of the province. Ohio, who married Adelaide the
daughter The Susan lord above mentioned the
grandson Of this hunber called Humbert OF the bite
Hands, who reckoned in history the founder Of the house
ol savoy.
The extension Of their sway over the province OF Pied
mont early idea in the policy pursued by the
sors Of these but their underakpg met with
doubtful and yacatng for several sue
however, in general they certainly enjoyed that
after many everses and rebus after nnaHerable petty
and noble alliances, fad the OF tbs famous
Green, Count Of Savoy, the greatest of all their medieval
princes possessed of territory Savoy and Piedmont
g deHtca Genoa and its province be excepted With that
which the kings Of SARDINIA this day rule. II
only in l4l6 that he Emperor sigsmund converted their
countal corpnet into ducal but long previous
ly they reckoned among the powerful of minor
suverugn and heneeforh their history interviewer
with all the and of modern Europe. 'Une
King Count Duke the Spanish proverb Of
the last age The King WAS OF course the King Of Spain
Their first claims TO royal rank made in 1852 when the
of the regning Duke Louis married Charlotte OF Lnsg
brought her husband the title of Ring of Jerusalem. The
latter empty but in l45s the of the Duke
of Savoy really King of Cyprus lie able to main
tain his right for few only but the family have held
fast his honofs since and the of this country
still stamped with the words King of Cyprus and Jeru
salem a,Haa.-rt .-.1
period Of minortes and female regeneiea dimin
ished the and prestige Of tie country To its
the plains of Piedmont became in the early
part Of the sirseeth century the which Francis
and Charles struggled for European empire In the end it
Of the house. Emanuel Phber the death Of bis father
Charles ILL., 1851 found himself without foot Of land in
vice in Spain and entered his States at the heard Of Span
ish army defeated the French In great and signal battle
St. Quentin on the 10th of August 1884, and by the
treaties which followed regaped possession OF his
But the influence of France Pisdmontese politics did
During the succeeding regn always
evident and ind Victor Amadeus H. great grandson OF
Emanuel Phibsrt, holding relations with Louis XIV much
resembling those OF vAsssl to sovereign Louis AiS
be did it. But when the European sOyereigns formed
their great league against the ambition Of the French
autocrat towards the close OF the seventeenth eentny
and Louis XIV commanded the Duke join his ar
mics to those Of France justly coDeevpg the league 10 be
the Of the two he hrssted obey Thereupon
Louis the fiedmonese ambassador al pa in the Bas
tile, and powerful army into Piedmont long ana
pood contest ensneo Inc fedon'ese monarch oe'ehoeI
hinsei manaiy but ne ~ah oFermaiched Aitsr ssVeia
terrible defeats he heseged In Lis capital The end
was net d0ebta when The famous Prince Eagene d Savoy
entered the country from Lubardy at the head Of Ger
army. knecng junction with the beeaguered Duke
tins couple the French complete overthrow on the
pa Turn and pursued them TO the frontiers Ihe peace
Of Utrecht IN Ills gave Victor Amadeus many advantages
Among the ADDITIONS hs territory the island Of Sicily
ss island e ic1s iei that q ssrdns, and then took Tie
60 well tnowD-kipg Of Sardinia, Cyprus, and
Jerusalem, Duke Of Savoy, and Prince Of Piedmont.
Victor Amadeus a intellect well Of be-
rosm. Not only did be estabsh tie INDEPENDENCE OF has
country and erect into ssoond-clss Kingdom bat be
gave his people code Of better laws than they had be-
fore known. In 1880, seeing everything prosperous, and
finding himself old married beautiful subject and alb
Dictated the throne His subsequent melancholy
On the plea that be repented OF HE abncaton his
rated him from his wife, and placed him IN cenGnsmsn
released him two years alter. Victor Amadeus was mod
ern Lear.
The French revolution reveDged him on his descend
ants Piedmont partially Conquered by The generals Of
the republic and wholly suogatd oy BnnApare who made
PLAIN Of NErCIgb the theatre memorable exploit The
entire continental territory ANNEXED 10 Francs, and the
regung monarch, Charles Emanuel ~, driven of to die
eighteen hundred and fifteen, according The
customary fortunes Of The house. only restored al to it,
Genoa. Al that date the kingdom took the proportions II
has since held. But with tins territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
commenced the internal alteration OF political character
The eaveu Of the French revolution created popular de-
mnnd for constitution 10 1871 the country attempted to
enforce this demand b. appeal to Its regung
eregu, Victor Emanuel Il sbdicAted rather than grant &C.
Carlo Esoe bis bretbsr put down the nsu recon With The
strong band. lie died without children and Charles Albert
the bead Of the cadet branch Of the family the Prince u
Cariguan, asoended the throne in 1881.
- Thus Of L5e problems 81 history. IL IL diff
colt 70 Say WHISTLER he va as the people s believe him 70
have beeE, hero and martyr, aIthess egotist The
prObsbie solution 10 that be ruler who lad
oeived great hs execution. That idea
expulsion Of the from Italy and the establishment
Italian kingdom. Twice he led the constitutional party
twice he deserted H. Bot when the revolutionary dezs
sl7 and ls4s began 70 erment be conceived h time be
lie placed himself again at the head Of its
Die and this time his the chance
for be engaged his country In against Austria. The
Lonbzrds received him their saviour. Parma, Modens
and Lombardy declared part Of the PedmoBese
liant but the King Naples and other duspots who
bad A first seconded him. under the OF their
deserted the they able 20 do the
feeble forces OF Piedmont found match for those Of
the Austrian empire and the equiroca talents Of the Sar6b-
ian King ciphers In the beld when fairly weg bed
against the genius and experience o. Marshal Radezky
feat became the chronicle Of the DAY. tin
bPe Of Italian Independence finally enguishsd in The
bloody OF Novsra-
failing 70 snd the death which he eagerly sought
that field which he had
ming Of the battle and without returning TO bis capital
away unattended tit Il EAidD by servant-o what
destination NJ the time knew. Two years afterwards
he died IN Portugal Of a broken heart.
The last of this reign prornlRa-
ton Of constitution which had been demanded by
lar voice for thirty years His son, Victor Emanuel H. the
present monarch assembled the throne with observe
a. Up 20 that the King had been the power ~
the state that officer has only been stately
cipher The government H. the hands the pe1-
pie guided BY an ogachy. Their rule has been bene-