Venice and Venetia under the Habsburgs, 1815-1835
By: David Laven.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Venice (Italy) -- History -- Austrian rule, 1814-1866.; Venice (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1797-1866.
Description: The Austrian domination of Venice and Venetia after the Congress of Vienna has traditionally received a bad press. This volume questions this view, arguing from detailed archival research that Francis I's rule brought many real benefits to his Venetian subjects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-243) and index.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral).