Illyrian provinces

Illyrian Provinces (French Provinces illyriennes) were formed in 1809 when Austria ceded with the Treaty of Schoenbrunn its lands Carinthia, Carniola, Croatia southwest of the river Sava, Gorizia and Trieste to France after the defeat at the Battle of Wagram. These territories lying north and east of the Adriatic Sea were amalgamated into the Illyrian Provinces, technically part of France, the capital of which was established at Ljubljana, modern Slovenia. The territory of Ragusan republic, which was annexed to France in 1808, was also integrated into the Illyrian Provinces.

Literature

• {{Book reference|Author=Bundy, Frank J.|Title=The Administration of the Illyrian Provinces of the French Empire, 1809-1813|Publisher=Taylor & Francis|Year=1988|ID=ISBN 0-82408-032-7}}