{"product_id":"piedmont-region-italy-flag-3x5-piemonte-italia","title":"Piedmont Region Italy Flag 3x5 Piemonte Italia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiedmont\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"rt-commentedText nowrap\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\" lang=\"en-fonipa\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English\" title=\"Help:IPA\/English\"\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ˈ\/: primary stress follows\"\u003eˈ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'p' in 'pie'\"\u003ep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/iː\/: 'ee' in 'fleece'\"\u003eiː\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'d' in 'dye'\"\u003ed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'m' in 'my'\"\u003em\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"\/ɒ\/: 'o' in 'body'\"\u003eɒ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'n' in 'nigh'\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"'t' in 'tie'\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key\" title=\"Help:Pronunciation respelling key\"\u003e\u003ci title=\"English pronunciation respelling\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePEED\u003c\/span\u003e-mont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_language\" title=\"Italian language\"\u003eItalian\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci lang=\"it\"\u003ePiemonte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nowrap\" lang=\"it-Latn-fonipa\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Italian\" title=\"Help:IPA\/Italian\"\u003e[pjeˈmonte]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmontese_language\" title=\"Piedmontese language\"\u003ePiedmontese\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci lang=\"pms\"\u003ePiemont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IPA nowrap\" lang=\"pms-Latn-fonipa\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Piedmontese\" title=\"Help:IPA\/Piedmontese\"\u003e[pjeˈmʊŋt]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003ea\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis one of the 20\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regions_of_Italy\" title=\"Regions of Italy\"\u003eregions of Italy\u003c\/a\u003e, located in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwest_Italy\" title=\"Northwest Italy\"\u003eNorthwest of the country\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt borders the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liguria\" title=\"Liguria\"\u003eLiguria\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregion to the south, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy\" title=\"Lombardy\"\u003eLombardy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emilia-Romagna\" title=\"Emilia-Romagna\"\u003eEmilia-Romagna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregions to the east, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aosta_Valley\" title=\"Aosta Valley\"\u003eAosta Valley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregion to the northwest. Piedmont also borders\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Switzerland\" title=\"Switzerland\"\u003eSwitzerland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the north and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePiedmont has an area of 25,387.07 km\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(9,802.00 mi\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e), making it the 2nd-largest region of Italy in area after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sicily\" title=\"Sicily\"\u003eSicily\u003c\/a\u003e. With a population of 4,251,868, it is also the 7th-most populous region as of 2025.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-population_2-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-population-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe capital of Piedmont is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turin\" title=\"Turin\"\u003eTurin\u003c\/a\u003e, which was the first capital of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Italy\" title=\"Kingdom of Italy\"\u003eKingdom of Italy\u003c\/a\u003e, from 1861 to 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePiedmont was inhabited in early historic times by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celts\" title=\"Celts\"\u003eCeltic\u003c\/a\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ligures\" title=\"Ligures\"\u003eLigurian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etribes such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taurini\" title=\"Taurini\"\u003eTaurini\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salassi\" title=\"Salassi\"\u003eSalassi\u003c\/a\u003e. They were later subdued by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Rome\" title=\"Ancient Rome\"\u003eRomans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cabbr title=\"circa\"\u003ec.\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 220 BC\u003c\/span\u003e), who founded several colonies there including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augusta_Taurinorum\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Augusta Taurinorum\"\u003eAugusta Taurinorum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Turin) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eporedia\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Eporedia\"\u003eEporedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivrea\" title=\"Ivrea\"\u003eIvrea\u003c\/a\u003e). After the fall of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Roman_Empire\" title=\"Western Roman Empire\"\u003eWestern Roman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, the region was successively invaded by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burgundians\" title=\"Burgundians\"\u003eBurgundians\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ostrogoths\" title=\"Ostrogoths\"\u003eOstrogoths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(5th century),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_Empire\" title=\"Byzantine Empire\"\u003eEast Romans\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombards\" title=\"Lombards\"\u003eLombards\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(6th century), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franks\" title=\"Franks\"\u003eFranks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(773).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 9th–10th centuries there were further incursions by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Magyars\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Magyars\"\u003eMagyars\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saracens\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Saracens\"\u003eSaracens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Muslim\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moors\" title=\"Moors\"\u003eMoors\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt the time Piedmont, as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Italy_(medieval)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kingdom of Italy (medieval)\"\u003eKingdom of Italy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewithin the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Roman_Empire\" title=\"Holy Roman Empire\"\u003eHoly Roman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, was subdivided into several marches and counties. In 1046,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otto,_Count_of_Savoy\" title=\"Otto, Count of Savoy\"\u003eOtto of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadded Piedmont to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/County_of_Savoy\" title=\"County of Savoy\"\u003eCounty of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e, with a capital at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chamb%C3%A9ry\" title=\"Chambéry\"\u003eChambéry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(now in France). Other areas remained independent, such as the powerful\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comune\" title=\"Comune\"\u003ecomuni\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(municipalities) of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asti\" title=\"Asti\"\u003eAsti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alessandria\" title=\"Alessandria\"\u003eAlessandria\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the marquisates of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marquisate_of_Saluzzo\" title=\"Marquisate of Saluzzo\"\u003eSaluzzo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marquisate_of_Montferrat\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Marquisate of Montferrat\"\u003eMontferrat\u003c\/a\u003e. The County of Savoy became the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duchy_of_Savoy\" title=\"Duchy of Savoy\"\u003eDuchy of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1416, and Duke\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy\" title=\"Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy\"\u003eEmanuele Filiberto\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emoved the seat to Turin in 1563. In 1720, the Duke of Savoy became King of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sardinia\" title=\"Sardinia\"\u003eSardinia\u003c\/a\u003e, founding what evolved into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Sardinia_(1720%E2%80%931861)\" title=\"Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)\"\u003eKingdom of Sardinia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand increasing Turin's importance as a European capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Valentino_castle.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/66\/Valentino_castle.jpg\/250px-Valentino_castle.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/66\/Valentino_castle.jpg\/500px-Valentino_castle.jpg 1.5x\" data-file-width=\"2592\" data-file-height=\"1944\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castello_del_Valentino\" title=\"Castello del Valentino\"\u003eCastello del Valentino\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Savoy\" title=\"House of Savoy\"\u003eHouse of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRoyal Residences\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Alba\" title=\"Republic of Alba\"\u003eRepublic of Alba\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas created in 1796 as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_client_republic\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"French client republic\"\u003eFrench client republic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Piedmont. A new client republic, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmontese_Republic\" title=\"Piedmontese Republic\"\u003ePiedmontese Republic\u003c\/a\u003e, existed between 1798 and 1799 before it was reoccupied by Austrian and Russian troops. In June 1800, a third client republic, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subalpine_Republic\" title=\"Subalpine Republic\"\u003eSubalpine Republic\u003c\/a\u003e, was established in Piedmont. It fell under full French control in 1801, and France annexed it in September 1802. In the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congress_of_Vienna\" title=\"Congress of Vienna\"\u003eCongress of Vienna\u003c\/a\u003e, the Kingdom of Sardinia was restored and furthermore received the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Genoa\" title=\"Republic of Genoa\"\u003eRepublic of Genoa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto strengthen it as a barrier against France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePiedmont was a springboard for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_unification\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Italian unification\"\u003eItalian unification\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1859–1861, following earlier unsuccessful wars against the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Empire\" title=\"Austrian Empire\"\u003eAustrian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1820–1821,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 1848–1849. This process is sometimes referred to as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiedmontisation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe efforts were later countered by the efforts of rural farmers.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Savoy\" title=\"House of Savoy\"\u003eHouse of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kings_of_Italy\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kings of Italy\"\u003eKings of Italy\u003c\/a\u003e, and Turin briefly became the capital of Italy. However, when the Italian capital was moved to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florence,_Italy\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Florence, Italy\"\u003eFlorence\u003c\/a\u003e, and then to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rome\" title=\"Rome\"\u003eRome\u003c\/a\u003e, the administrative and institutional importance of Piedmont was reduced. The only recognition of Piedmont's historical role was that the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crown_prince\" title=\"Crown prince\"\u003ecrown prince\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Italy was known as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_of_Piedmont\" title=\"Prince of Piedmont\"\u003ePrince of Piedmont\u003c\/a\u003e. After Italian unification, Piedmont was one of the most important regions in the first Italian industrialization.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-13\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont#cite_note-13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FLAGS BY THE DOZEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53897298968860,"sku":null,"price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/7898\/0942\/files\/Flag_of_Piedmont_svg.png?v=1770749994","url":"https:\/\/flagsbythedozen.com\/products\/piedmont-region-italy-flag-3x5-piemonte-italia","provider":"FLAGS BY THE DOZEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}