Risorgimento, A Short History of Italian Unification Imonikhe Ahimie

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Following the downfall of the Roman Empire, Italy lacked for centuries one single government. The final hope for national unity vanished following the death of the Carolingian monarch, Louis II (Italian King and Roman Emperor) in 875 and the power inMoreFollowing the downfall of the Roman Empire, Italy lacked for centuries one single government. The final hope for national unity vanished following the death of the Carolingian monarch, Louis II (Italian King and Roman Emperor) in 875 and the power in northern and central Italy fell into the hands of the local aristocracy and over the years, this state of affairs had become permanent.

Although over the centuries many Italians hoped, prayed and worked for a reunited Italy, it was not until almost 1000 years after the death of Louis II that there was once again a single government in charge of the affairs of the peninsula.