Kingdom of Sicily (1848)

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Was a short-lived country that existed in the island of Sicily during the Sicilian Revolution of 1848. Sicily was reconquered by the Bourbonic troops in 1849.

Establishment

March 1848: The Kingdom of Sicily was a state established in Sicily from 25 March 1848 to 15 May 1849 after gaining independence from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies during the revolution of January 1848.

October 1848: Siege of Messina.

Chronology

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1. Revolutions of 1848

Was a revolutionary wave in Europe that started in France. The revolutions were essentially democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old monarchical structures and creating independent nation-states, as envisioned by romantic nationalism.

1.1.Sicilian revolution of 1848

Was an insurrection in Sicily against the House of Bourbon that led to the creation of an independent albeit short-lived Kingdom of Sicily.

1.1.1.Secession of Sicily (1848)

During the 1848 Revolutions, Sicily seceeded from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. .

1.1.2.Borbonic reconquest of Sicily

Was the Bourbonic reconquest of Sicily, that had seceeded after a revolt in 1848.

April 1849: After fierce fighting, Catania was occupied by the forces of King Ferdinand II.

April 1849: On the 9th of September 1849, Syracuse surrendered to the royalists forces.

May 1849: On April 26, a naval squad appeared before Palermo, with an injunction to surrender and, on May 5, the advance of the Neapolitans reached Bagheria.

May 1849: Filangieri took possession of Palermo. When Palermo fell, the whole island fell.

Disestablishment

April 1849: After fierce fighting, Catania was occupied by the forces of King Ferdinand II.

April 1849: On the 9th of September 1849, Syracuse surrendered to the royalists forces.

May 1849: On April 26, a naval squad appeared before Palermo, with an injunction to surrender and, on May 5, the advance of the Neapolitans reached Bagheria.

May 1849: Filangieri took possession of Palermo. When Palermo fell, the whole island fell.