Editing Monza (section)

=== 18th century ===

At the end of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] (1713), the [[Duchy of Milan]] was assigned to the [[House of Habsburg]] of Austria. This historical period is a season of rebirth of the city, with a considerable development of agriculture and crafts.

Empress [[Maria Theresa]] built the [[Royal Villa of Monza]] for her son Ferdinand, Governor of Milan (1777–1780). The choice of Monza was due not only to the beauty of the landscape, but also its strategic position and the fact that it was connected to Vienna as well as its proximity to Milan. The construction was completed in three years with design by architect [[Giuseppe Piermarini]] from Foligno.

At the conclusion of the [[Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars|Italian campaign]] of [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] (1796), the Duchy of Milan was acquired first by the French Republic and then entered the [[Cisalpine Republic]] (which, in 1802, became the [[Italian Republic (1802-1805)|Italian Republic]]).