Kingdom of Sardinia

Kingdom of Sardinia Regno do Sardegna
1324–1861
Flag The arms of the kingdom while ruled by the Savoys.
Anthem: S'hymnu sardu nationale National anthem of Sardinia
The location of the Kingdom as united with Piedmont outlooking its relation in modern Italy.
Capital	Turin
Official languages	Sardinian
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s)	Sardinian
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1324–1327 (first)	James II
• 1849–1861 (last)	Victor Emmanuel II
Legislature	Parliament (from 1848)
• Upper house	Subalpine Senate (from 1848)
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies (from 1848)
Establishment	Middle ages, Early modern, Late modern
• Establishment	1324
• House of Savoy rule	1720
• Unification of Italy	1861
Currency	Sardinian lira (1816–61)

The Kingdom of Sardinia was a monarchy that ruled the Italian island of Sardinia. It was established in 1324. It was given to the House of Habsburg. They were eventually forced to give it to the House of Savoy. Since the House of Savoy also ruled Piedmont, the Kingdom was sometimes referred to as Sardinia-Piedmont. The Savoy family ruled from 1720 till 1861 when Italy officially united itself. Under the Savoy family, the capital of the state was Turin. The territory also included the city and surrounding land of Genoa. In Italian it was known as the Regno di Sardegna.

The kingdom was originally made up of the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Sovereignty over both of those was claimed by the Popes. While under Spanish rule, the state was ruled by viceroys.