Modern Italy became a nation-state during the Risorgimento on March 17, 1861, when most of the states of the Italian Peninsula and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies were united under king Victor Emmanuel II of the House of Savoy, hitherto king of Sardinia, a realm that included Piedmont.. Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 – June 2, 1882) was an Italian patriot and soldier of the …

The history of Italy covers the ancient period, the Middle Ages and the modern era.Since classical antiquity, ancient Etruscans, various Italic peoples (such as the Latins, Samnites and Umbrians), Celts, Greek Colonists and other ancient peoples have inhabited the Italian Peninsula. In antiquity, Italy was the homeland of the Romans and the metropole of the Roman Empire.

The Free Territory of Trieste was an independent territory in Southern Europe between northern Italy and Yugoslavia, facing the north part of the Adriatic Sea, under direct responsibility of the United Nations Security Council in the aftermath of World War II.For a period of seven years, it acted essentially as a free city. The Free Territory was established on 10 February 1947 by a …