United Provinces of Central Italy

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United Provinces of Central Italy
Province Unite del Centro Italia (Italian)
1859–1860
Flag of the United provinces
Flag used in Tuscany
Top: Flag of the United Provinces
Bottom: Flag used in Tuscany
Coat of arms of United Provinces of Central Italy
Coat of arms
Eugenio Emanuele di Savoia-Carignano
Historical era
Late modern
• Revolution
8 December 1859
• Annexation
22 March 1860
CurrencySardinian lira, Tuscan florin
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Papal Legations
Kingdom of Sardinia
Today part ofItaly

The United Provinces of Central Italy (

Papal Legations, after the Second Italian War of Independence
.

After August 1859, the pro-Piedmontese regimes of

Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy, who was allied to France which claimed a counterpart, refused to endorse the election, and sent Carlo Bon Compagni
instead as the Governor General of Central Italy, who was responsible for the diplomatic and military affairs of the states.

On 8 December 1859,

Piedmont-Sardinia
, as Bon Compagni resigned on 3 March 1860.

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