Control Act
In 1796, the French Parliament passed a decree that required the royal family to account for expenses and the parliament had the right to require cuts of up to 40% in case of needs. This, like most of the measures against the monarchy, was taken while the restless people of Paris threatened the royal palace.
Yusuf took advantage of a propaganda maneuver: he approve the Control Act, which required that all expenses of the royal family and nobles to publish the annual cost. But had no mention of any measures unenforceable by Parliament. This Act was widely publicized in the entire kingdom, which had constantly need the image of a charismatic king to stay glued. And, of course, much of the contemporary rulers was shocked in the face of this maneuver.
The war in Hungary In Hungary, in 1797, resumed with even greater force the riots: László Ferenczi, a cavalry officer, led the revolt that deposed and killed the king and proclaimed a republic József II. But before the new government could be organized, the Earl of Coburg was again sent to fight the insurgents, imagining a task as the previous one. László not had the support of the peasants, except Slovakia and Dalmatians who had promised independence, but he could almost count on full support for the bourgeois. The Hungarian army was initially defeated in Győr, but very little of Coburg and found himself to deal with supply lines disrupted by the resistance. In addition, in July 1797 Tsar Paul I, who had begun to open some liberal reforming the system of slavery, intervene to prevent a widening of the imperial sphere of influence. Tsar joined the Neapolitan King Ferrante, that he hoped to get some Adriatic port.
In 1798 the Ottoman Empire intervened on the eastern border, occupying several towns and villages as it did in France eight years ago. At the same time, the Russian army troops soundly defeated the Magyar-Germany unless Budapest. The Neapolitan fleet
instead defeated on June 5 in front of the German Split and laid siege to Trieste, with the subsequent addition of the Hungarian.
László Ferenczi portrait in 1799 The war in Italy
same year, around the north of Italy broke new rebellions. The army that was supposed to go to Hungary to reinforcement was diverted to Switzerland and went down in Italy. Taken after two days of siege Milan, other cities are quiet. However, in July, Rome and other cities of the Papal States rebelled, forcing the pope to flee to Naples. Since King Ferrante could hardly speak, wanting to rip the prerogatives that the pope had his ancestors, even though the Lutheran von Klisten took his men and marched south, leaving the Austrian reinforcements in Italy. In doing so, passed the Este duchy without asking for permission. Quickly became the first in southern Tuscany and then in New York, besieging Rome. At that point, knowing that threatened an invasion of their territories, Ferrante took the army and went to Rome, where, however, was defeated. But at that point, the Turkish army had already landed in Italy to answer that transgression and grenadine were again marching in the Monferrato.
With the voice that France was about to respond to aggression, as had long been in friendly relations with Hungary, the Emperor decided to ask for an armistice, withdrawing from Hungary and Rome. Russia and Napoli also retreated, while the Sublime Porte waited until 1799 to return the possession of the occupied.
In Hungary, the republic was established, which for the first four years would have been driven without elections.
Naples and the Two Sicilies
Ferrante, king liberal enough unlike his brother, he decided it was time to submit requests for the establishment and reform. In late 1798 established the Constituent Assembly and cut all ties with the French origins of the dynasty: in addition to definitively establish the name of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies (whereas before they were used both titling), changed the name of the dynasty in Sorrento, named the town where he was born.
However, at the beginning of 1799 gave the coup de grace to the Roman Republic, Rome and starving after assaulting Viterbo, the yield of the two main centers, restored the pope on the throne, having accepted a certain favoritism in treatment.
The purpose of slavery
ultimissini The years of the century also saw the abolishment of slavery in some countries.
The first was Britain, in 1796. He forbade the sale and possession of slaves, but to repay the owners imposed for the next three generations of slaves, a relationship of serfdom to the cultivated fields or employment, in cases of domestic slaves and for other tasks. It was then ripermessa in 1804 in the African colonies, where slaves were captured him, but their children could buy their freedom if they could. In the same way they acted, the Netherlands. France followed
in 1798: even with a big spending, abolished altogether and formed communities of enslaved blacks in various parts of the Americas, where they worked in activities regulated by the state. He was then prevented their emigration. Sweden
not abolished, but adjust the amount you have. In 1797, then abolished slavery in its possessions for the natives of Asia, where, however, was the forced deportation for criminals.
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