The ''Télégraphe officiel des Provinces Illyriennes'' was a multilingual bi-weekly newspaper published in
Laibach
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from 1810 to 1814, during the period of
French rule in the region.
History
The ''Télégraphe officiel'' was founded in 1810 as part of a larger attempt to integrate the Illyrian Provinces within the
French Empire and was overseen by the imperial government press in Laibach, headed by Josef Sardi. The newspaper was published in
French,
German
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,
Italian
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, and
Illyrian languages twice weekly (Wednesdays and Sundays at noon), and contained news never more than a week old directly from
Paris
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. A subscription to the ''Télégraphe officiel'' cost 20 francs annually. The final chief editor of the paper was the notable
romantic author
Charles Nodier
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, whose tenure ended with the paper's dissolution (and the end of French rule) in 1814.
References
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Defunct newspapers published in Slovenia
1810 establishments in the Illyrian Provinces