Carlo Alberto was the King of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He is most remembered for authorizing the constitution that served his kingdom and later the Kingdom of Italy for the next hundred years as well as waging war to drive the Austrians out of northern Italy. Despite his tenacity however he was defeated by the Austrians and was finally forced to abdicate and go into exile in Portugal. He died in 1849 at the age of 50 and was returned to Turin for burial.

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