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| 1722 |
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| New nobles created—titles given primarily to Victor Amadeus's reformers. | 1 |
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| 1729 |
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| The Constitutions sought to provide a clear, organized body of law. It also established a Collegio della Provincie that gave an education to poor but talented students. | 2 |
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| 1730–73 |
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| CHARLES EMMANUEL III. | 3 |
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| 1731 |
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| Edict supported the reforms made under Victor Amadeus II, putting the tax system for which he surveyed into effect. | 4 |
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| 1742–47 |
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| Savoy sided with Austria in the War of the Austrian Succession (See 1740–48) and received the part of the Ducy of Milan west of the Ticino. | 5 |
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| 1762 |
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| A provision limited the mortmain and restricted endowments to the Church. | 6 |
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| 1764–65 |
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| Famine in Italy. Grain banks established to assist the peasants. | 7 |
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| 1771 |
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| Government began abolishing the remnants of feudalism. | 8 |
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| 1773–96 |
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| VICTOR AMADEUS III. In 1792, he joined Austria in the war against France. His territories were soon overrun by the French. | 9 |
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| 1796 |
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| Napoleon's appearance in Italy. The armies of the king were quickly defeated. By the armistice of Cherasco (April 28), the king was obliged to abandon the Austrian alliance. Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians led to a fundamental remaking of the whole Italian situation (See 1796–97). | 10 |
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