Name of Object:

Austrian troops occupy Venice in 1797

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Vienna Museum

Date of Object:

1798

Description:

Napoleon ended the existence of the 1000-year-old Venetian Republic in May 1797. French troops proceeded to occupy Venice for six months from May 1797 to January 1798, then ceded the city to Austria. Austrian troops occupied Venice starting 18 January 1798 until the Peace of Pressburg in 1805.

Citation of this web page:

"Austrian troops occupy Venice in 1797" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;3;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 003