Diet of Istria explained

The Diet of Istria (Croatian: Istarski sabor; Italian: Dieta provinciale dell'Istria/Dieta istriana; German: Istrian[isch]er Landtag) was the regional parliament of the Margravate of Istria within the Austrian Littoral of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was founded in 1861 and based in Poreč.^{[1] [2]}

Provincial captains

The speakers of the Istrian Diet were titled provincial captains (Italian: capitano provinciale/pl. capitani provinciali, German: Landeshauptmann/pl. Landeshauptleute, Slovenian: deželni glavar)

• 4 March 1849 – 6 April 1861: Baron Friedrich von Grimschitz (1793–1863)
• 6 April 1861 – 25 September 1861: Gian Paolo, marchese Polesini (1818–1882)
• 25 September 1861 – 16 April 1868: Francesco, marchese Polesini
• 16 April 1869 – 23 January 1889: Francesco Vidulich (1819–1889)
• 23 January 1889 – 24 October 1903: Matteo Campitelli (1828–1906)
• 24 October 1903 – 3 April 1916: Lodovico Rizzi (1859–1945)
• 3 April 1916 – 9 November 1918: Luigi Lasciac

See also

• Diet of Dalmatia

Notes and References

1. Book: Cole. Laurence. Military Culture and Popular Patriotism in Late Imperial Austria. OUP Oxford.
2. Web site: Diet of Istria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060507004402/http://www.incontrimitteleuropei.it/documenti/papers/miculian4.doc . May 7, 2006 .