Description: Nice, FRANCE - Terminus Hotel 1909: Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse. The city is called Nice la Belle (Nissa La Bella in Niçard), which means Nice the Beautiful, which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912. Nice is the capital of the Alpes Maritimes département and the second biggest city of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille. In 1388 the commune placed itself under the protection of the Counts of Savoy. Nice participated – directly or indirectly – in the history of Savoy up until 1860. The maritime strength of Nice now rapidly increased until it was able to cope with the Barbary pirates. In 1561 Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, abolished the use of Latin as an administrative language and established the Italian language as the official language of government affairs in Nice. The treaty of Utrecht in 1713 once more gave the city back to the Duke of Savoy who was on that same occasion recognized as King of Sicily. In the peaceful years which followed the "new town" was built. From 1744 till the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), the French and Spaniards were again in possession. In 1775 the king, who in 1718 had swapped his sovereignty of Sicily for the Kingdom of Sardinia, destroyed all that remained of the ancient liberties of the commune. Conquered in 1792 by the armies of the First French Republic, the County of Nice continued to be part of France until 1814; but after that date it reverted to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. After the Treaty of Turin was signed in 1860 between the Sardinian king and Napoleon III, the County was again and definitely ceded to France as a territorial reward for French assistance in the Second Italian War of Independence against Austria, which saw Lombardy unified with Piedmont-Sardinia. The accession was ratified by a regional referendum over 25,000 electors out of a total of 30,700 in favor of the attachment to France. Savoy was also transferred to the French crown by similar means. Giuseppe Garibaldi, born in Nice, opposed the cession to France (arguing that the ballot was rigged by the French). Italian irredentists considered Nice one of their main nationalist goals, along with Istria, Dalmatia, Corsica and the South Tyrol. In 1942–1943 the city was occupied and administered by Italy during World War II. The 20th century saw the arrival of modern transportation. In 1900, the Tramway de Nice electrified its horse drawn streetcars and spread its network to the entire department from Menton to Cagnes-sur-Mer. By the 1930s additional bus connections added to the transportation network of the entire area. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1909, is in good condition, and the writer apparently supported Italy's claim to the place. A. Trub & Cie. Aarau. No. 2181.
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Features: Main Street View
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Modified Item: No
Coaches: Horses
Country: France
Subject: Terminus Hotel
Nice Traded to France: Savoy to Italy
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Region: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Material: Paper
Brand/Publisher: A. Trub & Cie.
Year Manufactured: 1909
Hotel: Terminius
Awnings: Trollies
Postage Condition: Posted
City: Nice
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Continent: Europe
City/Region: Nice
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Theme: Aerial View, Animals, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Transportation, International Cities & Towns, Trollies, Flags, Horses, Coaches
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
