The ancient town of Trieste was a possession of the Bishopric of the same name until
1295 when it became a Free Imperial City. To defend itself against Venetian attacks
it voluntarily accepted Habsburg overlordship in 1382, keeping however some of its
selfgovernment until 1815. The city was under French rule from 1806 to 1813.
In 1848 Trieste became a separate Kronland of the Austrian Monarchy and in 1861 it
was once agian granted some selfgovernment. (1)
(1) In 1791 Trieste was granted the status of a Free Port and as a consequence
evolved from a fishing and salt collecting village to a major trading
place in the Adriatice Sea, especially after the opening of the Suez Canal
(1869) and the extension of the Austrian railways to the southern parts of
the realm.
This status was maintained after the Italian occupation of 1918.
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HEADS OF STATE
Lords of Trieste
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
Mayors
Podesti
186. - 187. Massimiliano D'Angeli
18.. - 1897 Ferdinando Pitteri
1897 - 1900 Carlo Dompieri
1900 - 1909 Luigi, Ritter von Sandrinelli 1846 - 1922
1909 - 191. Alfonso Valerio
Claimed by the Italians as a part of Venezia Giulia, Trieste 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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