Editing Umbria (section)

===Modern history===
After the [[French Revolution]] and the French conquest of Italy, Umbria became part of the ephemeral [[Roman Republic (18th century)|Roman Republic]] (1798–1799) and later, part of the [[Napoleonic Empire]] (1809–1814) under the name of department of [[Trasimène]].<ref name=tci39>AA. VV. (2004), p. 39</ref>

After Napoleon's defeat, the Pope regained Umbria and ruled it until 1860.<ref name=tci41>AA. VV. (2004), p. 41</ref> In that year, during Italian [[Risorgimento]], Umbria with Marche and part of Emilia Romagna were annexed by [[Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia|Piedmontese]] King [[Victor Emmanuel II]], and the people of Perugia destroyed in the same year the Rocca Paolina, symbol of the papal oppression.<ref name=tci41/> The region of Umbria, with capital Perugia, became part of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] in the following year.<ref name=tci41/> The region, whose economy was mainly based on agriculture, experienced a dramatic economic shift at the end of the 19th century with the founding of the ''Acciaierie di Terni'', a major steelwork placed in Terni because of its abundance of electric power due to the [[Marmore]] waterfall and its secluded position.<ref name=tci522>AA. VV. (2004), p. 522</ref>

The region of Umbria at the time was somewhat larger than today, comprising [[province of Rieti|Rieti]] to the south, now part of [[Lazio]].<ref name=tci41/> Rieti was detached and added to the Province of Rome (Lazio) in 1923.<ref name=tci41/> In 1927, the region of Umbria was divided into the provinces of Perugia and Terni.<ref name=tci41/>

During WWII, the industrial centers of the region like Terni and Foligno were heavily bombed and in 1944 became a battlefield between the allied forces and the Germans retreating towards the [[Gothic Line]].<ref name=tci43>AA. VV. (2004), p. 43</ref> In 1946, Umbria was incorporated into the [[Italian Republic]] as a [[regions of Italy|region]], comprising the two provinces of Perugia and Terni.<ref name=tci43/>