Venetia joins Italy
1866 · Event
Italy's own campaign against Austria goes badly on land and sea — but its alliance with victorious Prussia wins the prize anyway, and after a plebiscite Venice and its hinterland join the kingdom. Only Rome now remains outside; it falls four years later.
On these timelines: The Unification of Italy, Italy (post-476 CE), The Habsburg Dynasty, Master
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