Kingdom of Sicily (Savoy)
This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Sicily (Savoy) 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.
Establishment
April 1713: From 1713 until 1720, the Kingdom of Sicily was ruled briefly by the House of Savoy, which had received it by the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht.
Chronology
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Was a war initiated by Spain to recover territories lost after the War of the Spanish Succession.
July 1718: The Spanish took Palermo on 7 July.
August 1718: In 1718, the Spanish military occupied the entire territory of Sicily, with the exception of Messina. This action was carried out under the orders of King Philip V of Spain, who sought to assert control over the island and expand Spanish influence in the region.
October 1718: The city of Messina was besieged by Spanish forces until September, when it was taken.
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.
February 1720: With the Treaty of The Hague the War of the Quadruple Alliance ended with the status quo ante bellum.
February 1720: Philip V of Spain was forced to relinquish all territory captured during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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.
Disestablishment
February 1720: Philip V of Spain was forced to relinquish all territory captured during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
February 1720: With the Treaty of The Hague the War of the Quadruple Alliance ended with the status quo ante bellum.
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.
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