Kingdom of Sardinia

state in Southern Europe from 1324 to 1861

12 dated entries naming Kingdom of Sardinia, drawn from 11 separate years between 1272 CE and 1859 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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13th century

  • 1272March 14 – Enzo of Sardinia, king of Sardinia (b. 1218)source
  • 1277January/March – Philip of Sicily, king of Sardinia (House of Anjou)source
  • 1297Boniface VIII attempts to end the rivalry between Genoa and Pisa over the Tyrrhenian islands of Sardinia and Corsica, naming King James II of Aragon ("the Just") as regent of the islands.source

14th century

  • 1324February 7 – Siege of Villa di Chiesa: Aragonese forces led by Prince Alfonso ("the Kind") capture the city of Villa di Chiesa due to attrition. The Pisan garrison surrenders after an 8-month siege. It represents the first act of the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia, for the creation of the Kingdom of Sardinia.source

15th century

  • 1410March 29 – The Aragonese capture Oristano, capital of the Giudicato di Arborea in Sardinia.source

18th century

  • 1714March 7 – The Treaty of Rastatt is signed between Austria and France, concluding the War of the Spanish Succession between them. Austria receives the Spanish territories in Italy (the Kingdom of Naples, Duchy of Milan and Kingdom of Sardinia), as well as the Southern Netherlands; and from France, Freiburg and Landau. The Austrian Habsburg Empire reaches its largest territorial extent yet, with Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor succeeding Philip V of Spain, as ruler in the ceded territories.source
  • 1744July 19 – Battle of Casteldelfino: France defeats the Kingdom of Sardinia.source

19th century

  • 1813July 13 – The Carabinieri, the national military police of Italy, are founded by Victor Emmanuel I as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia.source
  • 1814July 13 – The Carabinieri (the national military police of Italy) is established by Victor Emmanuel, as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia.source
  • 1849March 23 – First Italian War of Independence: Battle of Novara – The Kingdom of Sardinia suffers a huge defeat after a two day battle, and King Charles Albert of Sardinia abdicates.source
  • 1859June 24 – Austro-Sardinian War – Battle of Solferino: The Kingdom of Sardinia and the armies of Napoleon III of France defeat Franz Joseph I of Austria in northern Italy; the battle inspires Henri Dunant to found the Red Cross.source
  • 1859May 30 – Austro-Sardinian War: Battle of Palestro – The Sardinians defeat the Austrian army.source

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