Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia

Croatia, 1868–1918. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia was a nominally autonomous kingdom within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Croatia and Slavonia following the Croatian-Hungarian Settlement of 1868. On 29 October 1918 the Croatian State Sabor proclaimed an independent kingdom which entered the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs.

Seat of power: Zagreb

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• The kingdom was ruled by the emperor of Austria, who bore the title King of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia. The King's appointed steward was the Ban of Croatia and Slavonia.
• Croatia had been granted a wide internal autonomy, but in reality Croatian control over key issues such as tax and military issues was minimal and hampered by Hungary.
• The city of Rijeka became a corpus separatum, legally owned by Hungary but administered by both Croatia and Hungary.

Picture

Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić.

Image: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, file

Sources

• Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (Wikipedia)
• Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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