Treaty of Turin (1860)
The Treaty of Turin ( Italian Trattato di Torino , French Traité de Turin ) of March 24, 1860 confirmed the transfer of the county of Nice and the area of Savoy to France .
After the Plombières agreements in July 1858, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Camillo Benso von Cavour, promised the French Emperor Napoleon III. the cession of Savoy and Nice in exchange for its support for Italian unification policy. The proposal then became official through the Sardinian-French alliance treaty of December 1858. In this treaty, Sardinia was guaranteed French aid and France the surrender of Savoy and Nice.
After the jointly won Sardinian War , the Treaty of Turin became legally binding on March 24, 1860, with the consent of Sardinia, and the cession of the old areas of Savoy was confirmed in a referendum. At the same time, the Sardinian troops began to withdraw from Savoy and Nice. The contract was published on March 30th and April 1st; Victor Emmanuel II signed a notice to the residents of Nice and Savoy.
The referendum took place on 15./16. April in the county of Nice and on 22/23. April in Savoy. The official figures show very high percentages in favor of annexation to France in the French-populated areas (99.8% and 99.3% of the voters).
| area | date | Eligible voters | votes cast | for connection to France | Votes for inclusion | Votes against inclusion | Abstentions | Invalid | military |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice county | 15./16. April | 30,712 | 25,933 | 25,743 | - | 160 | 4,779 | 30th | - |
| Savoy | 22./23. April | 135,449 | 130,839 | 130,523 | 47,000 | 235 | about 600 | 71 | 6,033 of 6,350 |
French consideration
In the Peace of Zurich Austria entered Lombardy to Napoleon III. from, who then handed Lombardy over to the Kingdom of Sardinia. As agreed, France subsequently supported the unification of Italy by the Kingdom of Sardinia to form the Kingdom of Italy .
Web links
- Trattato di Torino
- L'annessione di Nizza e della Savoia alla Francia 1860
- Convention de délimitation entre la France et la Sardaigne, conclue à Turin le 7 mars 1861 suite au traité du 24 mars 1860
- Procès-verbal n ° 1 d'abornement de la frontière entre la France et l'Italie, dressé à Turin on 29 octobre 1861, d'après la convention signée à Turin on 7 mars 1861 par les plénipotentiaires des deux pays et ratifiée par les deux governements.
- Procès-verbal n ° 2 d'abornement de la frontière entre la France et l'Italie, dressé à Turin le 26 septembre 1862, d'après la convention signée à Turin le 7 mars 1861 par les plénipotentiaires des deux pays et ratifiée par les deux governements.
Individual evidence
- ↑ H. menabrea: Guichonnet pour la Savoie. Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes.