Sailing to Italy. The Kingdom of Sardinia in the political arena resulting from Treaties of Utrecht - Rastatt

Abstract

In 1713 the administration of Charles VI, exerted from Barcelona, ended and thus also the provisions of government, which had reached Sardinia from the Catalan capital. With the institution in Vienna of the Council of Spain in 1714, the Sardinian kingdom territorial and political models were Milan or Naples. Sardinia expanded its ties with the Italian territories, replacing those kept with Spain for centuries. At the same, Sardinia became a bargaining chip in the search for a new territorial and political balance. The Imperial shade kept it safe in Utrecht. However, in 1717 Philip V broke this balance, thus precipitating a decision already known: in 1720 Sardinia passed to the House of Savoy. This will provoke its final integration into the Italian space.