Victor Amadeus II | king of Sardinia-Piedmont | Britannica.com - 0 views
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through his diplomacy became the first king of Sardinia-Piedmont and thus established the foundation for the future Italian national state
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When the War of the Grand Alliance broke out, Victor Amadeus in 1690 joined the Austrian and Spanish Habsburgs against Louis
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The French defeat at Turin (1706) secured his position in Italy; and the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) gave him the royal title as king of Sicily
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