Editing Veneto (section)

=== Habsburg rule ===
[[File:1807KingdomItaly.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy]] from 1806 to 1810 included [[Dalmatia]] that had belonged to Venice until 1797.]]

In 1805–1806, Veneto was conquered by [[First French Empire|Napoleon's armies]] and included in the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]]. During 1809, the region revolted against the French-Italian rule,<ref>Ettore Beggiato, ''1809: l'insorgenza veneta – La lotta contro Napoleone nella Terra di san Marco'', Il Cerchio, 2009</ref> supporting the advancing Austrian troops during the [[War of the Fifth Coalition]]. It was mainly a peasant revolt, less organised than the nearby [[Andreas Hofer]]'s revolt, while urban national guard troops fought on the French-Italian side. After the [[Congress of Vienna]], 1814–1815, Venetia was the eastern half of the [[Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia]], a separate kingdom within the [[Austrian Empire]].

During the 1848 [[First Italian War of Independence]], Venetia rose against the central Austrian government, forming the [[Republic of San Marco]]. After 17 months, it sought annexation to the [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia]], forming an Italian confederation against Austria, and using the Italian tricolour in its flag. However, the other Italian states left the war in May 1848, and Sardinia surrendered (August 1848, then March 1849), <!-- I'm pretty sure I clarified what I found; nevertheless I can't fathom what respective events the May, Aug., and March dates are intended to refer to. Intervention of a subject-matter expert is needed, and I'm just improving the English syntax where I could see the intent. --> Venetia stood alone. It surrendered on 24 August 1849, when the [[Siege of Venice (1848)|Siege of Venice]] ended.<ref name="Encyc Rev 1848">{{citation | first = Ronald S | last = Cunsolo | url = http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/rz/venrev.htm | title = Venice and the Revolution of 1848–49 | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia of Revolutions of 1848 | access-date = 22 November 2008 | publisher = Ohio University | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081220140052/http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/rz/venrev.htm | archive-date = 20 December 2008 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

The Austrian imperial government was unpopular among upper and middle classes, because of [[Metternich]]'s anti-[[liberalism|liberal]] politics, turned by [[Emperor Franz Joseph]] into [[Franz Joseph I of Austria#Imperial absolutism, 1848–1860|neo-absolutism]] after 1848, and for not granting Lombardo–Venetia any real autonomy: It was considered less than a [[puppet state]]; nevertheless, it was appreciated (especially among lower classes) for its efficient and honest administration; by 1848–1849, <!-- WTF? What is intended in referring to a vague 24-month period??? --> there would be no further revolt against the Austrian rule.