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of the Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815:
Austrian Possessions in Dalmatia, the Mouths of the
Cattaro, and the former Republic of Ragusa, &c.,
and shewing position of Turkish Districts of Kleck

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MAP OF

DALMATIA, MOUTHS OF THE CATTARO,

FORMER REPUBLIC OF RAGUSA, &c.,

(TURKISH DISTRICTS OF KLECK & SUTORINA) 1815.

[Vienna Congress Treaty.]

tainebleau of 1807,* and by the Treaty of Vienna of 1809; † the possession of which provinces and territories His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty obtained in consequence of the last war; such as, Istria, Austrian as well as heretofore Venetian, Dalmatia, the ancient Venetian Isles of the Adriatic, the Mouths of the Cattaro, the City of Venice, with its waters, as well as all the other provinces and districts of the formerly Venetian States of the Terra Firma upon the left bank of the Adige, the Duchies of Milan and Mantua, the Principalities of Brixen and Trente, the County of Tyrol,§ the Vorarlberg, the Austrian Frioul, the ancient Venetian Frioul, the territory of Montefalcone, the Government and Town of Trieste, Carniola, Upper Carinthia, Croatia on the right of the Save, Fiume and the Hungarian Littorale, and the District of Castua. Territories united to the Austrian Monarchy. The Valteline, Bormio, Chiavenna, Ragusa, &c.

ART. XCIV. His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty shall unite to his monarchy, to be possessed by him and his successors in full property and Sovereignty :—

1. Besides the portions of the Terra Firma in the Venetian States mentioned in the preceding Article, the other parts of those States, as well as all other territories situated between the Tessino, the Po, and the Adriatic Sea.

2. The Vallies of the Valteline, of Bormio, and of Chiavenna. 3. The territories which formerly composed the Republic of Ragusa.

Austrian Frontiers in Italy.||

ART. XCV. In consequence of the stipulations agreed upon in the preceding Articles, the frontiers of the States of His Imperial and Apostolic Majesty, in Italy, shall be:

1. On the side of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, such as they were on the 1st of January, 1792;

2. On the side of the States of Parma,

Placentia, and Gua

stalla, the course of the Po, the line of demarcation following the Thalweg of the River;

* 10th October, 1807. See Appendix.

+ 14th October, 1809.

Annulled.

See Treaty between Austria and Sardinia of 20th May, 1815.

§ See Art. II of Convention 3rd June, 1814.

See Treaties of 10th November, 1859, and 3rd October, 1866.

¶ A Protocol was signed between Austria and Parma on the 25th April, 1820, defining this Boundary, which Protocol was converted into a Convention on the 25th May, 1821.

[Vienna Congress Treaty.]

3. On the side of the States of Modena, such as they were on 1st of January, 1792;

4. On the side of the Papal States, the course of the Po, as far as the mouth of the Goro;

5. On the side of Switzerland, the ancient frontier of Lombardy, and that which separates the Vallies of the Valteline, of Bormio, and Chiavenna, from the Cantons of the Grisons and the Tessino.

Islands in the Po.

In those places where the Thalweg of the Po forms the frontier, it is agreed, that the changes which the course of the river may undergo shall not, in future, in any way affect the property of the Islands therein contained.

Navigation of the Po.

ART. XCVI. The general principles, adopted by the Congress at Vienna, for the Navigation of Rivers (No. 11), shall be applicable to that of the Po.

Commissioners shall be named by the States bordering on rivers, within three months at latest after the termination of the Congress, to regulate all that concerns the execution of the present Article.*

Arrangements respecting the "Mont-Napoleon" at Milan.

ART. XCVII. As it is indispensable to preserve, to the establishment known by the name of the Mont-Napoleon at Milan, the means of fulfilling its engagements towards its creditors; it is agreed, that the landed and other immovable property of this establishment, in countries which formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Italy, and have since passed under the government of different Princes of Italy, as well as the capital belonging to the said establishment placed out at interest in these different countries, shall be appropriated to the same object.

The unfunded and unliquidated debts of the Mont-Napoleon, such as those arising from the arrears of its charges, or from any other increase of the outgoings of this establishment, shall be divided between the territories which composed the late Kingdom of Italy; and this division shall be regulated according to the joint bases of their population and revenue.

The Sovereigns of the said countries shall appoint Commissioners, within the space of three months, dating from the termination of the Congress, to arrange with Austrian Commissioners whatever relates to this object. This Commission shall assemble at Milan.

*Sec Treaty between Austria, Modena, and Parma, of 3rd July, 1849.

[Vienna Congress Treaty.]

Sovereignty by Her Majesty the Infanta Maria Louisa, and her descendants, in the direct male line.

The Principality is erected into a Duchy, and shall have a form of government founded upon the principles of that which it

received in 1805.

An Annuity of 500,000 francs shall be added to the revenue of the Principality of Lucca, which His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany, engage to pay regularly, as long as circumstances do not admit of procuring another establishment for Her Majesty the Infanta Maria Louisa, her son, and his descendants. This annuity shall be specially mortgaged upon the Lordships in Bohemia, known by the name of Bavaro Palatines; which, in case of the Duchy of Lucca reverting to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, shall be freed from this charge, and shall again form a part of the private domain of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty.*

Reversion of the Duchy of Lucca. Fivizano, &c.

ART. CII. The Duchy of Lucca shall revert to the Grand Duke of Tuscany; either in case of its becoming vacant by the death of Her Majesty the Infanta Maria Louisa, or of her son Don Carlos, and of their direct male descendants; or in case the Infanta Maria Louisa or her direct heirs should obtain any other establishment, or succeed to another branch of their dynasty.

The Grand Duke of Tuscany, however, engages, should the said Reversion fall to him, to cede to the Duke of Modena, as soon as he shall have entered into possession of the Principality of Lucca, the following territories :

1. The Tuscan districts of Fivizano, Pietra Santa, and Barga. 2. The Lucca districts of Castiglione and Gallicano, lying within the States of Modena, as well as those of Minucciano and Monte-Ignose, contiguous to the country of Massa.*

Restoration of the Marches, Benevento, and Ponte-Corvo,
to the Holy See.†

ART. CIII. The Marches, with Camerino, and their dependencies, as well as the Duchy of Benevento and the Principality of Ponte-Corvo, are restored to the Holy See.

* See Art. CII, and Treaty between the 5 Powers and Spain of 10th June, 1817.

The Provinces of the Marches were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia by Decree of 17th December, 1860.

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