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Kingdom of Italy: Polity Style: 1805-1814

17 Mar 1805 Napoléon I is recognized as the King of Italy (Re d'Italia) in accordance with a constitutional statute (Statuto Costituzionale) approved by the Consulta of the State (Consulta di Stato) of the Italian Republic on 17 Mar 1805 and promulgated by Napoléon on 17 Mar 1805 (Bollettino delle leggi, No. 3, 1805, pp. 40-42; Corriere milanese, No. 25, 27 Mar 1805, p. 201)
17 Mar 1805 - 12 Jun 1814 Regno d'Italia
18 Mar 1805 Napoléon I is proclaimed the King of Italy, public ceremony, session of the Sénat conservateur, Paris (Gazette nationale, ou, Le moniteur universel, No. 178, 19 Mar 1805/13.06.28, pp. 757-759; Archives parlementaires - Série 2, 8:709-713)
31 Mar 1805 Napoléon I is proclaimed the King of Italy, public ceremony, Milan (Corriere milanese, No. 26, 1 Apr 1805, pp. 211-212)
23 Apr 1814 a convention providing for the completion of the occupation of the Kingdom of Italy by the Allied Powers is signed by the representatives of the Viceroy of Italy and the Allied Powers in Mantua on 23 Apr 1814, ratified on the same day (Corriere milanese, No. 104, 1 May 1814, p. 416)
26 Apr 1814 the representative of the Allied Powers assumed control of the territories of the Kingdom of Italy in accordance with a proclamation issued on 26 Apr 1814 in Milan (Atti del governo lombardo, No. 2, 1814, p. 18; Corriere milanese, No. 100, 27 Apr 1814, pp. 399-400)
12 Jun 1814 the territories of Lombardy, Mantua, Brescia, Bergamo and Crema are declared part of the Empire of Austria under the terms of the treaty of Paris of 30 May 1814 in accordance with a proclamation of the commissioner plenipotentiary of the Empire of Austria issued on 12 Jun 1814 in Milan (Atti del governo lombardo, No. 4, 1814, pp. 60-61; Corriere milanese, No. 140, 12 Jun 1814, p. 562) [1]

[1] The treaty of Paris of 30 May 1814 (Art. VI) did not explicitly provide for the incorporation of the former Kingdom of Italy into the Empire of Austria, stipulating that Italy "shall be composed of sovereign states" beyond the limits of the countries which are to revert to Austria ("L'Italie, hors des limites des pays qui reviendront à l'Autriche, sera composée d'États souverains.")