First Italian War of Independence Austrians enforce a harsher peace treaty?

First Italian War of Independence was a Austrian victory led by Joseph Radetzky with his army marching directly moving into the Kingdom of Sardinia. The peace signed by Sardinia and Austria seemed to be lenient with Sardinia losing no land and only having to pay indemnity. What if the Austrians enforce a harsher peace treaty which would see the Kingdom of Sardinia broken up, or Austrians take land likewise for the rebelling areas of Italy. What would a harsher peace look like and what would the Austrians take and change/ reorganise the Italian duchies?
 
I don't think Austria really wanted to broke Sardinia: they needed a strong buffer-state to keep France out of the Peninsula.
If they want to be harsh anyway, Austrians can occupy the area between Po and Ticino (Around Vigevano, Mortara and Mede.) or* the one around Novara. It could make sense if done in an attempt to control Piedmont indirectly, but I really think this would just push Sardinia in an earlier militar alliance with France.

* Not both.
 
It may seem logical for Austria, if they feel like that, to push the border to the Sesia river.
However, that would seem very unwise in terms of general European diplomacy, as Austria was supposed to be fighting to uphold the status quo, not to rock it (and they knew it). While the relvant territory was historically Milanese and only acquired by Savoy through earlier agreements with Austria (in the Spanish and Austrian Wars of Succession; in both of which, the House of Savoy acted opportunistically from the Viennese perspective and the relevant lands were given pretty begrudgingly) by 1849 Austria had no significant economic, diplomatic or strategic incentive to regain the area (much less if it's only part of it, which would make for a less defensible border).
Essentially, it would only mean to have an even more hostile Piedmont while having to rule even more disgruntled Lombards across the new (still less defensible) border without significant gain in either strategic depth or weakening of the enemy.
Diplomatically, acquiring land would be seen very badly by all other powers, which Austria could ill afford to alienate.
In broader strategic terms, Austrian resources in 1849 were stretched as it was, risking more prolonged/resumed resistance on the Italian front because of territorial demands, while they had to deal with Hungary and Prussia was probably not considered worth the time to consider much (I think a brief thought on it was there). Not to mention the possibility that France would then intervene immediately, which would be outright catastrophe.
In hindsight, of course, nothing of that mattered, and Austria would lose Lombardy in ten years anyway, so they could have gone Carthaginian and who knows, it would have turned for the better for Austria. It may be a fun TL.
But the reasoning at the time had strong reasons not to push things with Piedmont that made a lot of sense.
 
It'll legitimize the italian claims of Austrian greed and generally being a nation of bullies. in short, round two is gonna go much better for italy
 
It'll legitimize the italian claims of Austrian greed and generally being a nation of bullies. in short, round two is gonna go much better for italy
Thats whats the point of Austria enforcing a harsher peace, Italian spirit has not been crushed they will revolt again. To be honest im using a bit of hindsight for the Austrians realising the Italian dream of unification has not been destroyed so they need to act. Also why would it go better (round two) the war would have seen all of Italy realistically be under Austrian rule if it wasn't for outside factors.

What if Austria offers savoy and Nice to France to in exchange to allow Austria have a free hand/ take land/ change Italy to make it much weaker ie have a harsher treaty enforced on Sardinia. Italians could only defeat Austria with french support so if thats gone Austria has a easier time. Moreover If Austria also gives Land to France this won't alienate them as France is also involved and can use the excuse we are only making changes to make status quo more effective.
 
The best way...created a Hasburg Italy, either under FJ or Maximilliam, pay the savoy with their own medicine, created a 'north italy' would keep the Piedmontese out and getting support from the pope and south.
 
The best way...created a Hasburg Italy, either under FJ or Maximilliam, pay the savoy with their own medicine, created a 'north italy' would keep the Piedmontese out and getting support from the pope and south.
Didn't the italian local population not trust hasburg rulers as seen in the small duchies in northern italy. Would this north italy be mainly made out of modena, Parma, Tuscany and Lombardy?
 
Didn't the italian local population not trust hasburg rulers as seen in the small duchies in northern italy. Would this north italy be mainly made out of modena, Parma, Tuscany and Lombardy?
the opposite, the nobility hated the idea of being ruled by the piedmontese or the southern, specially to pay for southern debts as the north was always richer, and yeah that is my idea of a north italy based on the hasburg domains, that way you keep the peninsula divided and a loyal ally to austria
 
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