History of the Jews in Sardinia of Marseille fleeing violence 1484 and again in 1485, and leading to an exodus of Jews from the city, settled in Sardinia which became home to about 200 Jewish families from Marseille Also, in 1485, the Jews of Sardinia were declared property of the King of Aragon and were governed by his authority alone. Many Jewish families lived the Sardinian capitol of Cagliari where there was a large synagogue. This synagogue was eventually forcibly converted into the Roman Catholic Church of Santa Croce The largest Jewish community in Sardinia was located in the city of Alghero. Many Jewish families were
Kingdom of Sardinia victories, Napoleon thought the war too costly to continue and made a separate peace behind Cavour's back in which only Lombardy would be ceded. Due to the Austrian government's refusal to cede any lands to the Kingdom of Sardinia, they agreed to cede Lombardy to Napoleon, who in turn then ceded the territory to the Kingdom of Sardinia to avoid 'embarrassing' the defeated Austrians. Cavour angrily resigned from office when it became clear that Victor Emmanuel would accept this arrangement. On 5 March 1860, Parma, Tuscany, Modena, and Romagna voted in referenda to join the Kingdom of Sardinia. This alarmed