Italy On This Day

Napoleon defeats the Austrians and boosts his reputation Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux's painting of Napoleon (mounted, centre) at ...

Marriage to Napoleon earned Austrian noblewoman an Italian Duchy Maria Luisa married Napoleon in 1810, two years before the French emperor...

Intellectual who became a key figure in Milan uprising Carlo Cattaneo was an intellectual who led the Five Days of Milan uprising C...

Campaigner for Trentino hailed as national hero Cesare Battisti photographed in 1915 Cesare Battisti, a politician whose campaign...

Woman pretended to be a man to join Austrian army Francesca Scanagatta convinced the Austrian authorities she was a man Francesca S...

Peace treaty saw Venice given away to Austria Venice in the days of Austrian rule, as depicted by the 18th century artist Canaletto ...