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ITALY - REPUBLIC OF VENICE - AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION

(1797-1805)

Venice was occupied by Bonaparte in 1797. Having only contempt for this aristocratic republic of merchants, Bonaparte delivered Venice to the Austrians by the Treaty of Campoformio. In 1805, Venice and Venetia will be attached to the Kingdom of Italy before returning from 1814 to 1866 to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. François II (02/12/1768-03/2/1835) is the son of Leopold II, grandson of François I and Marie-Thérèse, nephew of Joseph II. He succeeded his father in 1792 in the midst of the French Revolution, was the last emperor of the Holy Empire (1792-1806) and the first emperor of Austria.. He lost Lombardy and the Netherlands by the Treaty of Campo-Formio in 1797 and the Treaty of Lunéville took away his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine.. Enemy of Napoleon, he was defeated at Austerlitz and was forced to recognize the Confederation of the Rhine in 1806. He was still beaten at Wagram in 1809, Vienna was occupied. He is obliged to sign the Treaty of Schönbrunn. He sacrifices his daughter Marie-Louise whom he gives in marriage to Napoleon in 1810. From 1813, he rallied to the coalition which united against his son-in-law. The Congress of Vienna of 1814-1815, masterfully led by Prince Metternich, confirms Austria's return to the international scene. He is President of the German Confederation and the champion of conservatism in Europe.