New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-10
VICTOR EMANrLLs AREER.

Nittorio EWIuucic Mara Alberto Eugene ftf-
d.raulo Tominaso KING # Italy. WAS born in Turin
March #. i~2o. II. wa, the eldest son of Charles
Albert. hi, mother being Theresa, dangh,cr Of the
Grand Dilc Ferdinand, of Tuscany Ili- education
10th ni,ita., aud scientific. was Of careful and
severe character Tie b,camc Duke of Savoy, aud
in lsi2 hc wa married to the Arch Duchess Adelaide
If Austria. In the war with Austria, III ISIS, be
commanded the Br,gaIc of Savoy. aud wa wounded
at tho battle Of G1!to. In the baltic of No
yara. in 1919, hc dlstrgui he'd himself; and
when Charlie, Albert. in consequence of this
d feat abd!rlt. a. ctor Wa called to TIE throne,
Al apariod Of great National danger. lie under
stood to b. favorable To LTD raj political principles
and Ills impression wa strengthened by his first acts,
and especially by his selection or his Er-t Cabinet
under DAzcglio. Ia 1850 Count CaYoUrw was called
to bis Cabinet rs Minister ~ Commerce and AHii-
culture. lie was soon after named Minister OF the
Marine and Finance; and ia lHJ2, President oi the
Council IN the place Of UAz CLIO. Under the inilu-
cncc of Cavour Victor Emanuel reprgJnIz'd the
finances and the army. lie made peace with Aus
tria He also greatly lrsscncd the privileges OF
the clergy; he transferred to the State the
property of the church, and fiorl the religious
institutions he took away the control of education.
This brought upon him, as well as upon Cavour the
greater accommodation of the Pope, and the hos
il} DI inc SalNlliil!i III i'''' Nv i'H' -
a remarkable succession of bcrcaycmcnts, his
mother wife, brother, and ch!ld, and lac was him.
self extremely ill., He joined, in 1915, the Anglo
French Alliance against Russia In 1850, his
daughter Clotiidc was married 10 the Prince Ma
pocon In the same year. war again broke out be-
tween Austria ard Sardinia, the latter refusing to
disarm at the dictation of the former power.
France and Sardinia became close allies ~ this
Victor led his troops in person. He was accompanied
III his son Humbcr,. who thcn though only fifteen
years OF age, was intrustod with the command 81
brigade. il WAS at the battle OF Pal'SIo that thc
king won the honorable title of lie Gd'daiaOmo b.
the intrepldity which h. displayed. The great bat
tie of Magenta WIS fought June i, 1893, resulting
~ tho evacuation of LomDardy by the Anstrlans.
The equally important battle of s'ollerlno occurred
June 81, 1879. 1t vas holly contested occupying
about sixteen hours, the Austrians being under
the command OF the Emperor Francis Joseph
IN person. II closed tho war, and tho peace
Of Nlllfranca followed. Its main stipulation WAS
the ccsson 10 Victor Emanuel Of I.I.nbanly, with
tho exception OF the iorIe,ses Of Mdntua and
pcschera, Savoy a..d Nice beng cedcd to France
in 1868. For this conquest, Sardinia discussed IA
sum OF SO, 00OoOO The terms OF the treaty were
exceedingly unpopular III Italy. The instruction
IN Sicily gave Cavour his opportunity. The rulers
of Parma Modcna and Tuscany having been ex-
PEELED by the people, Victor Emanuel annexed those
States and, by the aId OF Garlbad tbs Two Sicilies
Victor Emanuel ASSUMED. March 18th, 1861, the
title OF King of Italy. which had been bestowed
upon him by the Italian Parliament at Turin This
title was after recognized by France aud Eng
land and subsequently, by the other European
powers. Cavour died in Jane, 1861, and was sue
ceeded, as Prime Minister, by Rcasoli. THO rising
Of GIrinaIdi. in 1862. was suppressed finally at
A.p:onon,r. N May, 1865, Victor Emanuel took
p his residence III Florence. All negotiations for