Treaty of Zurich (1859)

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The Treaty of Zurich (1859) was a peace agreement between France, Austria, and Sardinia that ended the Second Italian War of Independence and reshaped control of territories in northern Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international treaty
peace treaty
aimedTo define new borders in northern Italy
stabilize relations between Austria and France after the Second Italian War of Independence
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Zurich (1859)
surface form: Treaty of Zürich (1859)
category 1859 in international relations
History of Zurich
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Treaties of the Austrian Empire

Treaty of Turin (1860)
surface form: Treaties of the Kingdom of Sardinia

Treaties of France
surface form: Treaties of the Second French Empire
confirmed preliminary terms of the Armistice of Villafranca
countryAffected Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

French Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia
Lombardy
dateSigned 1859-11-10
endedConflict Second Italian War of Independence
follows Armistice of Villafranca
geographicScope Lombardy
Northern Italy
Veneto
surface form: Venetia
hasPart Armistice of Villafranca
surface form: Austro-Sardinian peace treaty

Franco-Austrian peace treaty
French-Sardinian convention
involvedPerson Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III

Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
language French
German
Italian
mediatedBy Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
partOf process of Italian unification
precedes Treaty of Turin (1860)
relatedTo Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification

Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Risorgimento
resultedIn Austrian retention of Venetia
cession of Lombardy to France
end of open hostilities between France and Austria in 1859
end of open hostilities between Sardinia and Austria in 1859
transfer of Lombardy from France to the Kingdom of Sardinia
signatory Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

French Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia
signedIn Switzerland
Zurich
subject peace terms between France and Austria
peace terms between Sardinia and Austria
territorial adjustments in northern Italy

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Treaty of Turin (1860) relatedTo Treaty of Zurich (1859)
Lombardy–Venetia treaty Treaty of Zurich (1859)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Zurich
Second Italian War of Independence result Treaty of Zurich (1859)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Zurich
Treaty of Zurich (1859) alsoKnownAs Treaty of Zurich (1859)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Zürich (1859)
Armistice of Villafranca followedBy Treaty of Zurich (1859)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Zurich
Battle of Magenta relatedTo Treaty of Zurich (1859)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Zurich