Editing Victor Amadeus II (section)

===Salt wars===
A significant event of his mother's regency was the ''[[Salt Wars]]'' of 1680. These rebellions were caused by the unpopular taxes on salt in all cities in Savoy. The system had been put in place by [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]] to raise money for the crown. The annual payment of a tax which had been in place for over 100 years caused great discontent and rebellion finally broke out in [[Mondovì]], where the people refused to pay taxes to the emissary of Savoy, [[Andrea Cantatore di Breo]]. The unrest caused an army to be sent to stop the unrest in the town, which was pacified quickly. However, in the town of [[Montaldo di Mondovì|Montaldo]], the unrest began again and was more serious than before. 200 soldiers were killed in warfare which lasted for several days.

The news of these rebellions soon reached a wider scope and it became clear that soon the whole of [[Piedmont]] was on the verge of revolt. Power at this point still being with Victor Amadeus' mother, she ordered representatives of the town of Mondovì to go to Turin to conclude treaties and were cordially welcomed by the young Victor Amadeus, who agreed to the treaties. The event had allowed Victor Amadeus a chance to exert some power.