A report on Veneto, Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Vicenza and Venice
Venice (Venezia ; Venesia or Venexia ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.
- VeniceIt is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico, where it straddles the Bacchiglione River.
- VicenzaThe region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
- VenetoVicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan.
- VicenzaIt covered Savoy and the modern provinces of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino, South Tyrol, and Marche.
- Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)After the Fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797, under Napoleonic rule, it was made a duché grand-fief (not a grand duchy, but a hereditary (extinguished in 1896), nominal duchy, a rare honor reserved for French officials) within Napoleon's personal Kingdom of Italy for general Caulaincourt, also imperial Grand-Écuyer.
- VicenzaEste, Padua, Oderzo, Adria, Vicenza, Verona, and Altino became centres of Venetic culture.
- VenetoDepartment of Adriatico (capital Venice)
- Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)Department of Bacchiglinoe (capital Vicenza)
- Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)Venice was taken from Austria by the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 and became part of Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy.
- VeniceThen in 1805–1806, it was conquered by Napoleon's armies and included in the Kingdom of Italy.
- VenetoToday, Venice is a major fashion and shopping centre; not as important as Milan, Florence, and Rome, but on a par with Verona, Turin, Vicenza, Naples, and Genoa.
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Padua
1 linksPadua (Padova ; Pàdova) is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy.
Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice.
Padua stands on the Bacchiglione River, 40 km west of Venice and 29 km southeast of Vicenza.
In 1806 the city passed to the French puppet Kingdom of Italy until the fall of Napoleon, in 1814, when the city became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, part of the Austrian Empire.
Verona
1 linksVerona (, ; Verona or Veròna) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants.
In 1164 Verona joined with Vicenza, Padua and Treviso to create the Veronese League, which was integrated with the Lombard League in 1167 to battle against Frederick I Barbarossa.
But a powerful league was formed against him in 1337 – Florence, Venice, the Visconti, the Este, and the Gonzaga.
It was taken from Austria by the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805 and became part of Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy, but was returned to Austria following Napoleon's defeat in 1814, when it became part of the Austrian-held Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.