Editing 1840s (section)

==== Italian Peninsula ====
* [[January 12]], [[1848]] – The [[Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848|Palermo rising]] erupts in [[Sicily]], against the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]] kingdom of the [[Two Sicilies]].
* [[March 22]], [[1848]] – [[Republic of San Marco]] comes into existence in [[Venice]].
* [[January 21]], [[1849]] – General elections are held in the [[Papal States]].
* [[February 8]], [[1849]] – The new [[Roman Republic (19th century)|Roman Republic]] is proclaimed.
* [[April 27]], [[1849]] – [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] enters [[Rome]] to defend it from the French troops of General [[Oudinot]].
* [[May 15]], [[1849]] – Troops of the [[Two Sicilies]] take [[Palermo]] and crush the republican government of [[Sicily]].
* [[July 3]], [[1849]] – French troops occupy [[Rome]]; the [[Roman Republic (19th century)|Roman Republic]] surrenders.