19th century Trieste



the stock exchange square in 1854



stock market in trieste today


in later part of 19th century, pope leo xiii considered moving residence trieste or salzburg because of considered hostile anti-catholic climate in italy following 1870 capture of rome newly established kingdom of italy. however, austrian monarch, franz josef i, rejected idea. modern austro-hungarian navy used trieste base , shipbuilding. construction of first major trunk railway in empire, vienna-trieste austrian southern railway, completed in 1857, valuable asset trade , supply of coal.



a view of trieste in 1885


in 1882 irredentist activist, guglielmo oberdan, attempted assassinate emperor franz joseph, visiting trieste. oberdan caught, convicted, , executed. regarded martyr radical irredentists, cowardly villain supporters of austro-hungarian monarchy. franz joseph, reigned thirty-five years, never visited trieste again.








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