Peace of Villafranca ends Austro-Sardinian War
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- The House of Rothschild whole source · open book
At Villafranca (July 12), he struck a compromise with Franz Joseph which seemed to leave Cavour high and dry: Austria retained Venetia and the fortresses of Lombardy, and secured a vague commitment that the other Italian rulers—now menaced by nationalist insurrection—would be restored.
chapter: THREE - Nationalism and the Multinational (1859-1863)