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...Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik) to form the Illyrian …

Years: 1809 - 1809
October

...Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik) to form the Illyrian Provinces, which he incorporates into his French Empire.

Napoleon's dominant interest in creating this political unit, whose capital is Ljubljana, is to cut off Austria's access to Italy and the Mediterranean Sea.

He also places the capable marshal Auguste Marmont in charge of the provinces.