The Provinces illyriennes were composed by the occupied territories then annexed by the First Empire French between 1806 and 1809 which gathered Austrian zones today , Croatian, Italy, Slovenien Montenegrins and . They were reconquered by the Empire of Austria in 1813.
History
The Provinces illyriennes are founded by the decree of the October 14th 1809 when the Empire of Austria, following the Bataille of Wagram and of the Traité of Schönbrunn, yields the Carinthie, the Carniole, the Croatia in the South-east of the Save, Gorizia and Trieste with the France.These territories are gathered in the Provinces illyriennes. Their capital is placed at Laybach (nowadays Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia). The territory of the Republic of Raguse, annexed by France in 1808, and the Dalmatie, integrated into the Kingdom of Italy since 1805, are also integrated in the Provinces illyriennes.
The British navy imposes a Blocus Adriatic Sea starting from the Traité of Tilsit in June 1807. A Franco-Italian attempt to take the island of Screw, held by the British forces, fails the October 22nd 1810.
In August 1813, the Empire of Austria declares the war with the French Empire. The Austrian troops led by the general Franz Tomassich invade the Provinces illyriennes. Croatian troops enlisted by the French Army change camp With Dubrovnik, an insurrection expels the French and a local government is installation, in the hope to restore the Republic of Raguse, but the city is occupied by the Austrian troops the September 20th 1813. Zadar goes the December 6th 1813 after a 34 day old seat. Kotor and its surroundings is occupied in 1813 by forces of the Montenegro which resist until the June 11th 1814, date on which the prince of Montenegro yields the territory to the Empire of Austria after the appearance of an Austrian army. The British armies withdraw islands of the Dalmatian coast in July 1815, after the Bataille of Waterloo.
The Congrès of Vienna confirms Austrian sovereignty on the Provinces illyriennes. In 1816, a kingdom of Illyrie is founded on their territory (except for the Dalmatie) and is formally abolished only in 1849, although the administration of the Croatian districts is placed under Hungarian domination as of 1822.
Administration
Governor-generals
The Provinces illyriennes were managed by a governor-general. First is Auguste de Marmont October 8th 1809 until January 1811. The April 9th 1811, Henri Gratien Bertrand succeeds to him until the February 21st 1812, followed Jean-Andoche Junot. The last general governor is Joseph Fouché, named in July 1813, and which remains in item one month.
Civil code and language
The imperial administration imposes the Civil code French in the provinces, previously under Austrian military administration. A decree émancipe Jewish S, abolishing a law which prohibited to them to settle in Carniole. The laws were promulgated in French, German and “slavonien”; this rise in a Slavic language to the row of official language having an unquestionable impact on the development of the Slovenien modern.
Departmentalization
The provinces illyriennes were annexed by France and were organized like departments, but their departmentalization was never finished.
Of 1809 with 1811, the provinces were divided into 11:
In 1811, the provinces illyriennes were reorganized and divided into 7 intendances :
See too
Internal bonds
External bonds
- SPLAF : departments of the Revolution and the Empire
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