The Battle of the Alps was the first major engagement by a state which abandoned its monarchy in what year?
Kingdom of Italy The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: "Regno d'Italia" ) was a state which existed from 1861, when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the Italian Republic. The state was founded as a result of the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered its legal predecessor state.
History of Italy (1559–1814) The history of Italy in the Early Modern period was partially characterized by foreign domination. Following the Italian Renaissance Wars (1494–1559), only the Savoyard state, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Florence and the Papal States remained independent, while the south of Italy, the Duchy of Milan and other minor Italian states were under direct or indirect control of Habsburg Spain. In order to mantain its influence and independence from Savoy and France, the Republic of Genoa became a key ally of the Spanish Empire, providing credit and economic support for the Habsburgs in what has been described as the "age of the Genoese".