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Name: Kingdom of Sicily (Austria)

Type: Polity

Start: 1720 AD

End: 1734 AD

Nation: sicily

Parent: austria

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This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Sicily (Austria) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After the War of the Spanish Succession, the Treaty of Utrecht assigned the Kingdom of Sicily to the Savoy Synasty. In 1734 they gave Sicily to the Austrian Habsburgs and received Sardinia in return. However, in 1734 Sicily was conquered by the Kingdom of Naples.

Establishment


  • May 1720: After a treaty that exchanged Sardinia with Sicily between Savoy and Austria, in the Hague Treaty Spain decided to leave Sicily. [...] He agreed to negotiate the evacuation of his troops only in the following months, signing the relevant articles on May 6, 1720.
  • Chronology


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    1. War of the Quadruple Alliance


    Was a war initiated by Spain to recover territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.

    1.1.Treaty of The Hague

    Was the treaty that ended the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Spain left all the territories occupied during the war.


    2. War of the Polish Succession


    Was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland.

    2.1.Spanish invasion of Southern Italy

    Was the French invasion of southern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession.

  • August 1734: At the end of August 1734 Neapolitan troops under Montemar landed in Sicily. The capital, Palermo, quickly opened its gates.
  • October 1734: The citadel of Messina is conquered by Neapolitan forces.
  • October 1734: Trapani conquered by naples.
  • October 1734: Syracuse resisted longer but was conquered by Neapolitan forces.

  • Disestablishment


  • August 1734: At the end of August 1734 Neapolitan troops under Montemar landed in Sicily. The capital, Palermo, quickly opened its gates.
  • October 1734: The citadel of Messina is conquered by Neapolitan forces.
  • October 1734: Trapani conquered by naples.
  • October 1734: Syracuse resisted longer but was conquered by Neapolitan forces.
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