Editing Padua (section)

===Austrian rule===
In 1797 the Venetian Republic [[Fall of the Republic of Venice|came to an end]] with the [[Treaty of Campo Formio]], and Padua, like much of the Veneto region, was ceded to the [[Habsburgs]]. In 1806 the city passed to the French puppet [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]] until the fall of [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]], in 1814, when the city became part of the newly formed [[Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia]], part of the [[Austrian Empire]].

Austrian rule was unpopular with progressive circles in northern Italy, but the feelings of the population (from the lower to the upper classes) towards the empire were mixed. In Padua, [[Revolutions of 1848|the year of revolutions of 1848]] saw a student revolt which on 8 February turned the University and the [[Pedrocchi Café|Caffè Pedrocchi]] into battlegrounds in which students and ordinary Paduans fought side by side. The revolt was however short-lived, and there were no other episodes of unrest under the Austrian Empire (nor previously had there been any), as in [[Repubblica di San Marco|Venice]] or in other parts of Italy; while opponents of Austria were forced into exile.

Under Austrian rule, Padua began its industrial development; one of the first Italian [[rail tracks]], Padua-Venice, was built in 1845.

In 1866 the [[Battle of Königgrätz]] gave Italy the opportunity, as an ally of [[Prussia]], to take [[Veneto]], and Padua was also annexed to the recently formed [[Kingdom of Italy]].