Book 2: The Rise Of Piedmont 1850-55 Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is VE II still allowed to do despite the Statuto?
Appoint and sack ministers and control the army (first administration included 25 military men)
Who was the first prime minister of Piedmont in 1849?
Massimo D’Azeglio
What was the structure of the Piedmontese Parliament?
King - Senate (upper house) - chamber of deputies (lower house) - left and right deputies - electorate
When where the Siccardi Laws introduces and by who?
March 1850 by D’Azeglio
What did the Siccardi Laws do?
Anti-clerical laws, no separate law courts for clergy, no sanctuary in church for criminals, property restricted, reduction in feast days
What does concordat mean?
Seeking and gaining church approval
What law pushed VE II and the centre right too far?
Civil marriage law and further anti-clerical reforms
When did D’Azeglio’s moderate right government fall?
1852
Who was Urbano Ratazzi?
Leader of the centre left in Piedmont, appointed after the connubio to president of chamber of deputies, weakens D’Azeglio
What was the connubio of 1851-52?
Alliance between the centre left and right in the chamber of deputies
When did Cavour become PM?
November 1852
How did Cavour became PM?
Asked VE, connubio, solved church crisis
What reforms did Cavour make to the church?
152 monasteries and 1,700 beneficies (posts held by priest), that could not proved their contribution to charity were closed
How much money did Cavour 1850s church reforms add to the states income?
£145,640
What was the positives and negatives of Cavour early church reforms?
(+) confiscated church funds, reduced church influence (-) upset VE and right of the senate, forced Cavour’s temporary resignation
