The County of Görz (Ital.: Gorizia) was founded in the 11th century. It was united
to the Habsburg possessions in 1500.
Gradisca was a possession of Venice until 1511 when it became one of the Habsburg
domains. It remained so until 1918 except for the period 1647 - 1717 when it was
ruled by the House of Engelberg, the period 1809 - 1813 when ruled by the French
and except for a brief Italian occupation in 1916 - 1917.
In 1848 Görz and Gradisca were united into a Kronland of the Austrian Monarchy,
enjoying some selfgovernment since 1861.
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HEADS OF STATE
Princely Counts of Görz and Gradiska
Gefürsteter Grafen von Görz und Gradiska
House of Habsburg - Lothringen
(ruled since 1780)
1804 - 1918 The Emperors of Austria
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IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATORS
Statthalter
1861 - 1918 The Statthalter of Küstenland
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HEADS OF THE LAND GOVERNMENT
Landeshauptleute
1870 - 1899 Franz, Graf von Coronini-Cronberg 1833 - 1901
1899 - 1913 A., Ritter Pajer von Monrivo
1913 - 191. Mons. Alojzij (Luigi) Faidutti 1861 - 1931
Claimed by the Italians as a part of Venezia Giulia, Görz and Gradisca was occupied
by Italian troops in 1918 and formally ceded by Austria in 1919 by the Treaty of
Saint Germain en Laye.
(For the further history of the territory until the allied occupation in 1945, see
here)
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