The Illyrian Provinces: Napoleonic French Empire
Illyrian Provinces
The Illyrian Provinces was an autonomous province of the Napoleonic French Empire, founded by Napoleon on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea between 1809 and 1813. The creation of the Illyrian Provinces raised great expectations among adherents of the Serb and Croat movements in Dalmatia, and the Slovene cultural movement in Carniola.
Founding of the Provinces, Territory and Population
After the battle of Wagram, which took place from the 5th to the 6th of July 1809, the Illyrian provinces were founded on 14. October 1809. With the Treaty of Schönbrunn, Austria was forced to abdicate large portions of its territory to France. Among those territories were Istria and Trieste, part of Croatia (south west from …show more content…
With the exception of Military Croatia, this was the only military region alongside six civil jurisdictions. The Provinces were administratively divided into districts, cantons and municipalities; the head of the civil administration was the chief intendant, who was subordinate to a governor.
French Reforms
Between 1809 and 1813, the French introduced equality before the law and a general military service for all citizens, simplified the tax system, and abolished tax privileges. They brought the judiciary under state control, abolished the patrimonial courts and stripped territorial nobles of their public law function, while introducing a modern bureaucratic administration, and modernizing education.
In accordance with the Napoleonic Code, peasants were no longer bonded or unfree, but equal citizens. The landlords (seigneurs) lost their administrative and judicial rights. Personal duties and services from peasants to landlords were also put out of practice. However, they were still required to pay taxes and carry out duties for the land that they …show more content…
The crisis was deepened by the French blockade known as the Continental System, which was crippling Trieste and Istrian ports. The French planned to construct new roads that would allow the transport of goods from Turkey through the Illyrian Provinces into Italy and France, but work on their construction was slow, and the burden of the construction was supposed to be borne by inhabitants of the Illyrian
The Illyrian Provinces was an autonomous province of the Napoleonic French Empire, founded by Napoleon on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea between 1809 and 1813. The creation of the Illyrian Provinces raised great expectations among adherents of the Serb and Croat movements in Dalmatia, and the Slovene cultural movement in Carniola.
Founding of the Provinces, Territory and Population
After the battle of Wagram, which took place from the 5th to the 6th of July 1809, the Illyrian provinces were founded on 14. October 1809. With the Treaty of Schönbrunn, Austria was forced to abdicate large portions of its territory to France. Among those territories were Istria and Trieste, part of Croatia (south west from …show more content…
With the exception of Military Croatia, this was the only military region alongside six civil jurisdictions. The Provinces were administratively divided into districts, cantons and municipalities; the head of the civil administration was the chief intendant, who was subordinate to a governor.
French Reforms
Between 1809 and 1813, the French introduced equality before the law and a general military service for all citizens, simplified the tax system, and abolished tax privileges. They brought the judiciary under state control, abolished the patrimonial courts and stripped territorial nobles of their public law function, while introducing a modern bureaucratic administration, and modernizing education.
In accordance with the Napoleonic Code, peasants were no longer bonded or unfree, but equal citizens. The landlords (seigneurs) lost their administrative and judicial rights. Personal duties and services from peasants to landlords were also put out of practice. However, they were still required to pay taxes and carry out duties for the land that they …show more content…
The crisis was deepened by the French blockade known as the Continental System, which was crippling Trieste and Istrian ports. The French planned to construct new roads that would allow the transport of goods from Turkey through the Illyrian Provinces into Italy and France, but work on their construction was slow, and the burden of the construction was supposed to be borne by inhabitants of the Illyrian