'newbie' question about italian unification

[Roparex]

I want to know how exaclty does italy unite. In most of my games i have a few countries in italy sphered, while the rest are sphered by a different GP. My problem is that italy forms, mostly sphered by me or the other GP, but i don't get a 'rebel' warning nor does it all belong to a single sphere. Can someone tell me hoe does it work? It saddens me when i lose two sicilies, it's a good slave.

 

[yourworstnightm]

I think there are different ways for Italy to form. If you're a GP I think there's a decision when you have researched Revolution and Counter-Revolution that spams Italian pan-nationalist rebels in the other Italian states. There's also of course the good old sphere/conquer all Italy way.

 

[DesNibelungen]

Sardinia-Piedmont has a special event that allows it to create Italy if rebels conquer another Italian capital (something to that effect). That messed me up the first time I tried to create Italy as the Papal States.

 

[Jackw2As]

"I want to know how exactly does Italy unite. "Well In real like The North United into Northern Italy and The South was taken over by Garibaldi a pirate, revolutionary, freedom fighter, military genius, and all around badass.(Bare in mind he defeated something like 20 000 with an army of 2000). Who then gave it to the North to form the united Kingdom of Italy.

In the game I like to use the Pope. But generally you need to become a world power and sphere it.