Sicilian revolution of 1848

E192227

The Sicilian revolution of 1848 was an uprising on the island of Sicily against Bourbon rule that briefly established an independent government and became a key episode in the broader movement for Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
revolution
uprising
countryAtTheTime Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
followedBy Expedition of the Thousand
Second Italian War of Independence
hasCause Sicilian demands for autonomy
economic grievances in Sicily
influence of liberal and nationalist ideas
inspiration from wider European revolutions of 1848
opposition to Bourbon absolutism
hasEndDate 1849-05-15
hasEndYear 1849
hasIdeology Italian nationalism
constitutionalism
liberalism
hasKeyEvent Bourbon reconquest of Palermo in May 1849
convening of a Sicilian parliament in 1848
deposition of Ferdinand II as king of Sicily by the Sicilian parliament
uprising in Palermo on 12 January 1848
hasLanguage Italian
Sicilian
hasLocation Italy
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (by unification of Naples and Sicily)
surface form: Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

Palermo
Sicily
hasParticipant Bourbon royal army
Sicilian revolution of 1848 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sicilian provisional government

Sicilian revolution of 1848 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sicilian revolutionaries
hasPoliticalGoal Sicilian independence
greater civil liberties
restoration of the 1812 Sicilian constitution
hasSignificance important episode in the process of Italian unification
major early challenge to Bourbon rule in southern Italy
hasStartDate 1848-01-12
hasStartYear 1848
influenced Italian Risorgimento
subsequent Italian independence movements
opposedTo Bourbon realms
surface form: Bourbon rule

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
partOf Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification

1848 revolutions
surface form: Revolutions of 1848
precededBy Sicilian revolution of 1820
result establishment of a provisional Sicilian government
restoration of Bourbon control over Sicily
temporary independence of Sicily
timePeriod 19th century

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Italian Risorgimento hasPart Sicilian revolution of 1848
Italian Risorgimento significantEvent Sicilian revolution of 1848
this entity surface form: Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
1848 revolutions hasPart Sicilian revolution of 1848
this entity surface form: Sicilian Revolution of 1848
King of Lombardy–Venetia associatedWithConflict Sicilian revolution of 1848
this entity surface form: Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
First Italian War of Independence precededBy Sicilian revolution of 1848
this entity surface form: Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
Sicilian revolution of 1848 hasParticipant Sicilian revolution of 1848 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sicilian revolutionaries
Sicilian revolution of 1848 hasParticipant Sicilian revolution of 1848 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sicilian provisional government
Francesco Crispi notableEvent Sicilian revolution of 1848
this entity surface form: Revolutions of 1848 in Sicily
Francesco Crispi participantIn Sicilian revolution of 1848