(capital Treviso) (capital Ancona) (capital Macerata) (capital Fermo) Decline and fall When Napoleon abdicated both the thrones of France and Italy on 11 April 1814, Eugène de Beauharnais was lined up on the Mincio River with his army to repel any invasion from Germany or Austria, and he attempted to be crowned king. The Senate of the Kingdom was summoned on 17 April, but the senators showed themselves undecided in that chaotic situation. When a second session of the assembly took place on 20 April, the Milan insurrection foiled the Viceroy's plan. In the riots, finance minister Count Giuseppe Prina was massacred by the crowd, and the Great Electors disbanded the Senate and called the Austrian forces to protect the city, while a Provisional Regency Government under the presidency of Carlo Verri was appointed. Eugène surrendered on 23 April, and was exiled to Bavaria by the Austrians, who occupied Milan on 28 April. On 26 April, the Empire appointed Annibale Sommariva as Imperial Commissioner of Lombardy, while many taxes were abolished or reduced by the Provisional Regency. Finally, on 25 May, the Supreme Imperial Commissioner Count Heinrich von Bellegarde took all the powers in Lombardy, and former monarchies in Modena, Romagna and Piedmont were gradually re-established; on 30 May, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and the remains of the kingdom were annexed by the Austrian Empire, as announced by Count Bellegarde on 12 June. See also Coat of arms of Napoleonic Italy Emblem of Italy Flags of Napoleonic Italy References Further reading Connelly, Owen. Napoleon's Satellite Kingdoms (1965) Gregory, Desmond. Napoleon's Italy (2001) Rath, R. John. The Fall of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (1814) (1941) External links Napitalia. The Eagle in Italy about the army of the Kingdom of Italy under Napoleon. Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Former kingdoms Kingdom of Italy Former monarchies of Europe Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy 1805 establishments in Europe 1814 disestablishments in Europe Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Former countries