Armistice of Villafranca

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The Armistice of Villafranca was an 1859 agreement between France and Austria that halted the Second Italian War of Independence and reshaped the course of Italian unification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armistice
diplomatic agreement
historical event
alsoKnownAs Armistice of Villafranca
surface form: Armistice of Villafranca di Verona
belligerent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

First French Empire
surface form: French Empire
category Events of the Second Italian War of Independence
Peace agreements
causeOf temporary setback for Cavour’s unification strategy
countryAtTime Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
date 1859-07-11
endedConflict Second Italian War of Independence
followedBy Treaty of Zurich (1859)
surface form: Treaty of Zurich
historicalPeriod 19th century
impact created tensions between Napoleon III and Italian nationalists
reshaped the course of Italian unification
language French
German
mainTopic Second Italian War of Independence
negotiatedBy Franz Joseph I of Austria
Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
partOf Italian Risorgimento
surface form: Italian unification
place Villafranca di Verona
precededBy Battle of San Martino
Battle of Solferino
region Lombardy–Venetia
surface form: Lombardy-Venetia
relatedTo Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Kingdom of Sardinia
result cessation of hostilities between France and Austria
end of Franco-Austrian military operations in Lombardy
preliminary basis for the Treaty of Zurich
shortDescription 1859 armistice between France and Austria ending major operations in the Second Italian War of Independence
signatory Franz Joseph I of Austria
Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
signedByState Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

French Empire
stipulated cession of Lombardy from Austria to France
return of deposed Italian rulers in central Italy
subsequent transfer of Lombardy from France to the Kingdom of Sardinia
year 1859

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Italian Risorgimento hasPart Armistice of Villafranca
Battle of Solferino aftermath Armistice of Villafranca
Battle of Solferino followedBy Armistice of Villafranca
Second Italian War of Independence result Armistice of Villafranca
this entity surface form: Treaty of Villafranca
Treaty of Zurich (1859) follows Armistice of Villafranca
Treaty of Zurich (1859) hasPart Armistice of Villafranca
this entity surface form: Austro-Sardinian peace treaty
Armistice of Villafranca alsoKnownAs Armistice of Villafranca
this entity surface form: Armistice of Villafranca di Verona
Battle of Novara (1849) followedBy Armistice of Villafranca
this entity surface form: Armistice of Vignale