1861年3月17日国王维克托•伊曼纽尔二世将半岛内的各城邦及撒丁岛和和晌魑骼锿(Regno delle Due Sicilie)合并成为意大利王国(Regno d"Italia), 建立了民族国家。
Italybecame a nation-state in 1861 when thecity-states of thepeninsula, along with SardiniaandSicily, were united under KingVictorEmmanuelIIon 17March 1861.