The Fall of the House of Savoy
Title | The Fall of the House of Savoy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Katz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Italy |
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"Robert Katz surveys the entire history of the dynasty, concentrating especially on the forty-six year reign of Victor Emmanuel III...Katz give a full account of the uninspired reign of the pathetic little king, a reign which left a power vacuum that encouraged rule by parliamentary dictatorship. He draws a fascinating picture of the complex relationship between Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini and shows how this relationship was largely responsible for Italy's destiny in World War II. Finally, he probes the many reasons for the ultimate downfall of the House of Savoy -- the political climate, the personalities, the unwillingness of the Savoys to lead or govern. His spellbinding story mounts in steady crescendo to its tragic climax with the flight of the royal family from the Germans following Italy's surrender to the Allies." -- Book jacket.
The Fall of the House of Savoy
Title | The Fall of the House of Savoy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Katz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 439 |
Release | 1971 |
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The Fall of the House of Savoy
Title | The Fall of the House of Savoy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Katz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Italy |
ISBN |
"Robert Katz surveys the entire history of the dynasty, concentrating especially on the forty-six year reign of Victor Emmanuel III...Katz give a full account of the uninspired reign of the pathetic little king, a reign which left a power vacuum that encouraged rule by parliamentary dictatorship. He draws a fascinating picture of the complex relationship between Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini and shows how this relationship was largely responsible for Italy's destiny in World War II. Finally, he probes the many reasons for the ultimate downfall of the House of Savoy -- the political climate, the personalities, the unwillingness of the Savoys to lead or govern. His spellbinding story mounts in steady crescendo to its tragic climax with the flight of the royal family from the Germans following Italy's surrender to the Allies." -- Book jacket.
The Early History of the House of Savoy (1000-1233)
Title | The Early History of the House of Savoy (1000-1233) PDF eBook |
Author | Charles William Previté-Orton |
Publisher | Franklin Classics |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | History |
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A History of Savoy
Title | A History of Savoy PDF eBook |
Author | John Dormandy |
Publisher | Fonthill Media |
Pages | 566 |
Release | 2018-08-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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Savoy and its Alps were for seven centuries an independent state at the centre of Europe, separating France from the patchwork of principalities that made up Italy. Merchants, clerics, pilgrims, diplomats as well as privileged young Englishmen on the Grand Tour, regularly used the Alpine passes. But it was the need of European armies to cross Savoy which made its rulers powerful as the Gatekeepers of the Alps. It allowed the Duchy of Savoy to prosper and survive when all the other great duchies of Burgundy, Milan, Provence and Dauphin' disappeared at the end of the fifteenth century. Savoy successfully resisted the pressure from Protestant Geneva on its doorstep, but was the first country to succumb to the French Revolution. By judiciously switching alliances during the European wars beginning at the end of the seventeenth century, the House of Savoy finally gained a crown. The conspiracy concocted by Napoleon III and Cavour led directly to the unification of Italy and the definitive annexation of Savoy to France in 1860. Simultaneously, the Alps that had been the source of Savoy's power, now became the source of its prosperity as a centre of tourism.
Italy and Its Monarchy
Title | Italy and Its Monarchy PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Mack Smith |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 1989-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300051322 |
This book presents a study of the Italian monarchy and its impact on Italy's history, from Unification in 1861 to the foundation of the Italian republic after World War II.
The History of Modern Europe from the Fall of Constantinople
Title | The History of Modern Europe from the Fall of Constantinople PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Henry Dyer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 680 |
Release | 1861 |
Genre | Europe |
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