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Saxony, visit of the King of, to Victor Emmanuel II., L Sclopis on the Statuto, L 104 Seven Weeks’ War, ii. 112. 1 1.^,
Siccardi, Count, and the révision of the Statuto, L 104; sent on an embassy to Pio Nono conceming the révision of the Statuto, L lOS ; Cardinal Antonelli’s reply tHereto, L 105 ; accompanies Victor Emmanuel II. on a tour in the AIps, L io6 ; death of, L
SicHies, theTwo, rébellion in, L Qi Sicily, rébellion in, ii. 3^ ii. iig Solferino, battle of, L 222 Sommacompagna, battle of, L 58 Sonnaz, General de, letter irôm Victor Emmanuel to, L 21Q Spain, révolution of 1868, ii. i ; Amadeo made king, ii. ; députation of the Cortès to Victor Emmanuel II. thereon, ii.
183 ; unsettled State of, ii. 153 ; sends an ambassador to Florence, ii. 104
Sparzesca, battle of, L 6q Spezzia, narrow escap>e of Victor Emmanuel II. and his family from drowning at, L Staflbla, battle of, L sB Statuto, the, L 24j sIT ioo, 103 ; protest by the clergy against the révision of, L 104. ; Count Siccardi and the révision of, L 104 ; Count Siccardi sent on an embassy to Pio Nono conceming the révision of, i. 105 ; the anniversary of, ii. fl
Sterbini abolishes the Inquisition, L ^
StranUro, lo, L 221 Superga, the church, L 8 Sweden, Crown Prince of, visits Victor Emmanuel IL, ii. 82 S3tracuse, Count of, and P'rancis IL, ii. 35 ; takes refuge with Victor Emmanuel IL, ii. 46
'^HIERS, M., appeals to Victor Emmanuel II. for aid in Franco-Prussian War, ii. 1S2 Thomas, fifth soa of Victor Emmanuel L, made Prince of Carignano, L 10
Tibcr, inondation of the, ii.
‘ Times,' The, on Victor Emmanuel’s visit to England, L 148 Tommasi, Dr., accompanies Victor Emmanuel IL on his southward journey, ii. 3^ conversation of Victor Emmanuel IL with, ii. 98 Treaty of peace of August ^ 1849, L 29
Turin, outbreak amongst the university students of, L 12 ; outbreak of students, the military and citizens, L 133 rébellion in, on the abdication of Victor Emmanuel I^ L I2i punishment of the rebels, L iS ; the court of, Count Apjjony the Austrian ambassador at, L 102 ; put in a State of defence L 209; consternation in, on proposed removal of capital to Florence, ii. 99] démonstrations in, ii. lOO; inhabitants of, send an address to Victor Emmanuel II., ii. 101 ; députation from, asking that Victor Emmanuel IL may be buried there, ii. 235 ; relies of Victor Emmanuel TL deposited at Turin, ii. 233 ; visit of Victor Emmanuel IL to, ii. 62 Tuscany, Duke of, his proclamation on the War of Independence, L 54
Tuscany, the people demand a constitution, L 227: the grand duke leaves the country, L 2^ ; the Duke of Modena leaves, L 227 ; Duchess of Parma leaves, L 227; govemor sent to ; L 229 ; the people of, résolve to become subjects of Victor Emmanuel IL, L 246 ; Baron Ricasoli made dictator of, L 251. See also Central Italy
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T JMBERTO, King, see Humbert Umbria, Marquis Pepoli made Govemor of, ii. 51
Y^AILLANT, Marshal, his re- '' monstrance on Napoléon III.
demanding an armistice with Austria, L 2^2
V'alerio, Signor, made Govemor of the Marches, ii. 51 ; on the unjust attacks of the"dergy and clérical press, iL 54^ ; answer of Victor Emmanuel II. thereon, ii. 54^
Venice, the imjiendingstruggle for, ii. lia; restored to Italy by Napoléon III., ii. 118 : députation from, to Victor Emmanuel IL, ii. 119 ; his reply thereto, ii. 120 ; Victor Emmanuel II.
enters, ii. 121
Venosta, Visconti, on removal of capital to Florence, ii. w Verdi, the composer, L 245 Victor Amadeus, first King of Savoy, L 2 ; marries niece of Louis XIV., L TJ, déclarés war with France, L 2 ; made king of Sicily, L 8 ; erects the church of Superga, L 8 ; his war of extermination with the Huguenots and Waldensians, L 8,
Victor Emmanuel L succeeds Charles Emmanuel IV., L 9 ; persecuted by Napoléon, i. 9 ; exiled to Sardinia, L 9 ; retums to his capital, L 9 ; abdicates, L 16 ; agitation in Turin, L I2 Victor Emmanuel IL, birth and carly days, L 21 » fatality to his nurse, L 22 J éducation, L 39 ; military studies of, L 4P ; marries Maria Adelaide, daughter of the Archduke Ranieri, L 43 ; anecdote of, L 48 ; is given a command, L 48 ; his first taste of war, L 49 ; at the victory of Staffola, L 58; made king of Sardinia on the abdication of his
father, L 64 ; his negotiations for an armistice, L ^ ; interview with Marshal Radetsky, L ^ ; conclusion of the armistice, L 68 ; popular indignation thereon, L 69 ; réception by the citizens at Turin, L 2° » m* proclamation to the jjcople, L 2P ; réception of the armistice by the Chamber of Deputies, L 2i î députation to, from the Chamber, L 22 : narrow escape from
death, 1. 22; takes the oath to the constitution, L 23 î his speech thereon, L 24 ; dissolves Clmmber of Deputies in 1849, L 25 ! m* terview wôth the ambassadors of France and Engiand, L 2^ :
interview with Azeglio, L ^ ; his title of ‘ Ga/antuomo,L 28 ; his envoy Conte di San Martino visits Pio Nono at Gaeta, L 86 ; sends Count César Balbo on a mission to Pio Nono at Gaeta, L 93 ; utter failure of the mission, L 94 ; dangerous illness of, L 94 ; General LJabormida’s letter thereon, L 93 ; the Duke of Genoa fills his place, L 96 ; his recovery, L 96 ; issues a proclamation to the people, L 96 ; his welcome at the Chamber o( Deputies, L 99 ; death of Charles Albert, his father, L 99 ; his proclamation on the dissolution of the Chamljers, L lOQ ; visits the Alps, L lû6 ; writes to Azeglio, L loô ; his success in the Chase, L 107 ; Barba Vittorio (Uncle Victor), L ip2 ; anecdotes of, and the peasantry, L ip2 ; tour through Savoy to meet the Duke and Duchess of Genoa, L 109 ; letter to Pio Nono, on the insolence of thecleigy, L III ; Pio Nono’s letter to, on the licence of the press. Lui; and the Lombardo-Venetian provinces, L 112 ; enmity of King Ferdinand to, L II3 ; his opinion of Gioberti’s
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' Rinuovamento Civile d'Italia,' L 1X5 > magnanimity, L 1X5 »
his religious belief, L 115 ; mémorandum to Austria, L 119 ; his active part in the cabinet, L 122 ; narrow escape with his family from drowning, L 123 ; death of his son Charles Albert, L 1^ ; visits Genoa during the choiera épidémie, L 124 ; letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs concemingthe Anglo-French alliance, L 126 ; his interview with the French ambassador on the Anglo- French alliance 1854, L > illness of his mother and his wife, L 1.10, it2 ; interview on the treaty withCavour, L 130 ; death ofhis mother, January 12, 1855, L ; his connection with Countess Mirafioie, i. 133 ; death of his wife, January 20^ 1855, L XM »
public announcement on the loss of his mother, wife, and brother, L 114 ; reviews troops about to leave for the seat of war, L [32 ; speech to the troops starting for the war, L 140 ; maligned by the clergy, L 142 ; illness of, L 143 ; proposes to visit England and France, L 144 ; opens the 'Legislative Assembly, 185s, L 144 I his speech, L 145 ; starts for Paris with Cavour and Azeglio, L 142 ; his réception by the emperor and empress, L 142 ; arrives in England, L 148 ; the ‘ Times ’ on his visit, L 148 ; reçoives the order of the Carter, L 148 ; attends a banquet at the Guildhall, L 149 ; retums to Turin, L 150; addresses the troops on their retum from the war. L 160 ; interview of La Marmora, L i£i ; his plan for the unification of Italy, L ; visited by brothers of the Czar of Kussia, L 169 ; visited by the King of Sâxony, L [^ ; reçoives a députation on female éducation, L
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170; his speech on the opening of Parliament, L [2i ; conversation with Lanza, L [22 ; his appeal to Napoléon III., L [X5 ; Ls again visited by the royal family of Russia, L l8i ; reçoives députations on January x 1859, L 183 ; his remark to the magistrates, L 184 ; his speech at the opening of Parliament, January 10, 1859, L 185, lüû ; ‘ Grido di dolore,' L 181 ; his remark to Ciprario thereon, L 186 ; Massari’s remarks on his speech, L iSg ; proposed marriage between "Princess Clotilde and Prince Napoléon Jerome, L [2I ; his répugnance thereto, L [21 ; his présent of a ring/ to Count Cavour, L 192 ; his walks incognito, L 199, 200 ; anecdote of, and his wife, L 200 ; appointed suprême commander of the Italian iorces, L 20i ; Prince Humbert appointed regent, L 201 ; his proclamation to the people, L 201 ; his address to the people, L 201 ; confides his children to Count Nigra, L 204 ; his instructions to him, L 204 ; description of, by a French officer, L 20â ; his friendship with Naj>oleon III., L 2q8 ; letter to General de Sonnaz, L 210 ; Royal proclamation on the battle of Montebello, L 211 ; his gallantry at Palestro, L 213 ; made captain of the Zouaves, L 214 ; his letter to Colonel de Chabron, L 214 ; issues another proclamation, L 2x6 ; meeting of, and Garibaldi, L 221 ; at the battles of Solferino and San Martino, L 222 ; his message to Marshal Hilliers, L 221, 22 s ; issues another proclamation on the late victories, L 221; ; receives a letter from the Pope, L 228, 229 ; offers his alliance to Francis IL, L 231 ; his interview with Count Cavour, L 235 ;
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retums to Turin, L 237 ; his interview with Sir James Hudson, L 1X1 ; inters'iew with the Marquis Pepoli, L 2t9 ; his lelter to (Jount Belgiobo on the service at Milan in memorj’ of his father, L 241 ; visits lx)mbardy privately,
i. 242 ; visits Manzoni, L 242 ; Manzoni’s remarks on, L 242 ; the inhabitants of Modena résolve to become subjects of, L 245 ; Central Italy oÂers itself to him, L 245 ; his reply to the Tuscans, L 246 ; to Modena, L 247 ; to the Romagnuoli, L 249 ; sends for Count Cavour, ii. 3 ; visits Lombardy, February 1860, ii. 43 letter to Pio Nono, ii. 5; letter from Pio Nono, ii. ii;ietterto P'o Nono on annexation of Central Italy, ii. L2 ; is excommunicated by Pio Nono, ü.^S»
letter from Pio Nono, ii. ifi ; efforts for réconciliation with Pio Nono, ii. 15; letter to Signer Farini on giving up the dictatorship of Emilia, ii. 2Q ; letter to Baron Ricasoli on giving up the dictatorship of Tuscany, ii. 21 ; address to the people of Centrai Italy, ii. 22; rddress to inhabitants of Nice and Savoy on their cession to F'rance,
ii. ^ ; speech at the opening of Parliament, April ^ i8te, ii. 2& ; makes a tour through his new dominions accompanied by Count Mamiani, ii. 303 is welcomed to Florence by Capponi, ii. 3^ address of Niccolini the poet to, ii. 3^ 33 ; message from, to Garibaldi, ii. 443 Count of Syracuse takes refuge with, il 46 ; is appealed to by Francis IL, ii. 4^ his address to the soldiers on leaving for the Marches, ii. 48; commands his soldiers to be considerate with the Clericali and the prisoners, ii. 543 and the foreign powers, ii. 323
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visits new provinces, ii. 533 enthusiastic réception at Ancona, ii. 53; address to the soldiers, ii. 53 ; address to the marines, ii. 33 ; answer to Signor Valerio on clérical complaints, ii. 34; visits the Holy House of Loreto, ii.
33 ; visits the Jesuits’ College, ii. 33 ; his tenderness for the wounded, ii. 33 ; anecdotes thereon, ii. 33 ; his address to the people of South Italy, ü. 32 î his joumey through the Southern .States, ii. 38 ; is called to Naples, ii. 38 ; his aaily routine of work, ii. ; his opinion of Poerio, ii.
32 ; his opinion of Ferdinand IL, ii. 6q ; meeting with Garibaldi in Naples, ii. ûi ; his réception in Naples, ii. 62 ; arrives in Turin, December 23, 1860, ii. ^ ; ’
his proclamation on Prince of Carignano as Viceroy of Naples, ii. ^ ; his speech at opening of Parliament, February 1861, ii.
^ ; proclaimed King of Italy U. &i ; présents new banners to the army through General Fanti, ii. 72 ; his address thereon, ii.
72 ; his notes for the use of the Paris envoy, ii. 79; his letter to Count .San Martino, ii. 80 ; visited by Crown Prince of Sweden, ii. 82 ; visits Naples, ii. ^ ; reçoives a visit from 1 rince Na[X)leon, ii. ^ ; telegram to Napoléon III. thereon, ii. 83 ; proclamation on the crisis m Rome, ii. S6 ; his grief on the battle of Aspromonte, ii.
87; letter to Minghetti on finance, ii. 88 ; his remarks on the bill for suppression of religions houses, ii. 91 ; and the Republican writers, ii. 92 ; anecdote thereon, ii. 92 ; travels through the central provinces, ii. 93 ; visits Ricasoli at Broghlio, ii. 93 ; opens a railway between Pescara and Foggia, ii. 93 ; his remarks
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on proposed removal of capital to Florence, ii. 92; his conversation with Dr. Tommasi, ii.
98 ; sets out for Florence, Jânuary 1865, ii. iflû ; his réception, ii 100 ; retires to Villa San Rossore, near Pisa, ii. mi ; reçoives an address from Turin, ii. lûl ; surrenders a fifth of his civil list to avoid taxing the country, ii. Iû2 ; the Clericals and the Libérais on, ii. ; reçoives letter from Pio Nono concerning certain bishoprics, ii. 104 ; visits Naples, ii.
104 ; opens the first Florence Parliament, ii. 104; his speech thereat, ii. 105 ; death of his third son Odone, the Duke of Monferrat, ii. 109 ; anecdote thereon, ii. 109 ; goes to seat of war of 1866 with his sons, ii.
ii;^ ; his addresses to the people, national guards, and soldiers, ii.
113, 114, U5 ; his letter to Napoléon III. on the war, ii. 114 ; the emperoPs reply thereto, ii.
Il J; lus son Amadeo wounded, ii. 116; résolves on an armistice with Austria, ii. ; députation to, from Venice, li. 119 ; his reply to the Venetians, ii. Lza ; entry into Venice, ii. L21 ; retums to Florence, November ^ 1866, ii. 121 ; his speech to the Chamber, December i s, 1866, «.123.»
second letter to General Pettinengo on his résignation as Minister of Finance, ii. 124 ; relations between, and Pio Nono, ii. 127 ; address tonew Parliament, March 22. 1867, ii. 128 ; proclamation on the insurrection in Rome, ii.
1-^7 ; telegram to Marquis Pepoli on the crisis, ii. L32 ! proposes to Napoléon III. a congress at Savona, ii. 140 ; on the chassepots at Mentana, ii. 143 ; a message conveyed from, to Pio Nono, by Lord Clarendon, ii. 148;
institutes a new order of knighthood, /a Corona d' Italia, ii. l ; anecdotes of his deeds of charity, ii. 154; presented with acushion, ii. 156 ; address to, on birth of Amadeo’s son, ii. 139 ; his reply thereto, ii. 139 ; reçoives visits from Russians and Austrians, iL 160 ; reçoives Empress of French at Venice, ii. lûl ; growing friendship between, and Emperor of Austria, ii. lûl ; severe illness of, ii. 1Û2 ; marries Countess Mirafiore, ii. ; his recovery, ii. ; and the Clericals, ii.
