The Diet of Istria ( hr, Istarski sabor; it, Dieta provinciale dell'Istria/Dieta istriana; german: Istrian
schr Landtag) was the regional parliament of the
Margravate of Istria
The March of Istria (or Margraviate of Istria ) was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789. After 1364, it was the name of the Istria ...
within the
Austrian Littoral
The Austrian Littoral (german: Österreichisches Küstenland, it, Litorale Austriaco, hr, Austrijsko primorje, sl, Avstrijsko primorje, hu, Osztrák Tengermellék) was a crown land (''Kronland'') of the Austrian Empire, established in 1849. I ...
of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
. It was founded in 1861 and based in
Poreč
Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, whi ...
.
Provincial captains
The speakers of the Istrian Diet were titled ''provincial captains'' (Italian: capitano provinciale/pl. capitani provinciali, German: Landeshauptmann/pl. Landeshauptleute, Slovenian: deželni glavar)
* 4 March 1849 – 6 April 1861: Baron Friedrich von Grimschitz (1793–1863)
* 6 April 1861 – 25 September 1861: Gian Paolo, marchese Polesini (1818–1882)
* 25 September 1861 – 16 April 1868: Francesco, marchese Polesini
* 16 April 1869 – 23 January 1889: Francesco Vidulich (1819–1889)
* 23 January 1889 – 24 October 1903: Matteo Campitelli (1828–1906)
* 24 October 1903 – 3 April 1916: Lodovico Rizzi (1859–1945)
* 3 April 1916 – 9 November 1918: Luigi Lasciac
See also
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Diet of Dalmatia
The Diet of Dalmatia ( hr, Dalmatinski sabor, it, Dieta della Dalmazia) was the regional assembly of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was founded in Zadar in 1861 and last convened in 1912, before being formally diss ...
References
History of Istria
Legislatures of Austria-Hungary
1861 establishments in the Austrian Empire
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