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Lombardy-Venetia

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Lombardy-Venetia was a kingdom created by the 1815 Congress of Vienna to combine the territories of Lombardy (ruled by Austria in 1713-96) and Venetia (under Austrian rule since 1797) under the Austrian Habsburg dynasty. Lombardy was annexed to the kingdom of Italy in 1859 and Venetia in 1866.