The Statuto Albertino was the constitution granted by King Charles Albert of Sardinia to the Kingdom of Sardinia on 4 March 1848 and written in Italian and French. The Statute later became the constitution of the unified Kingdom of Italy and remained in force, with changes, until 1948. Charles Albert did not want to grant a Constitutional Charter so he attempted to maintain as much power as he could even though the Statute marked the end of his absolute monarchy.
Charles Albert signs the Statute, 4 March 1848.
Notice of the proclamation of the Albertine Statute.
Portrait of Carlo Alberto of Savoy.
Celebrations in Turin for the proclamation of the Albertine Statute, in 1848.
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard state from 27 April 1831 until his abdication in 1849. His name is bound up with the first Italian constitution, the Albertine Statute, and with the First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849).
Portrait by Ferdinando Cavalleri, c. 1832, wearing Ermine
Maria Christina of Saxony, mother of Charles Albert
Youthful portrait of Charles Albert
Maria Theresa of Austria, Charles Albert's wife