During the
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), Savoy acquired Sicily, while the remaining Spanish dominions in Italy (Naples, Sardinia, and Milan) were taken over by the Austrian Habsburgs. In 1720, Savoy exchanged Sicily for Sardinia. Following the extinction of the
House of Medici, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was ruled by the
Habsburg-Lorraine. Later on, Southern Italy passed to a cadet branch of the
House of Bourbon, known as
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Other states such as Genoa, Venice, Modena, the Papal States and Lucca remained with their governments unchanged.
Major states •
Papal States •
Kingdom of Naples (under the
Habsburg monarchy from 1714 to 1735; in
personal union with Sicily under the
Bourbon-Two Sicilies thereafter) •
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (under Habsburg-Lorraine after 1737) •
Duchy of Milan (under Habsburg Monarchy) •
Duchy of Savoy •
Republic of Genoa •
Republic of Venice Minor states •
Kingdom of Sardinia (under
Austrian monarchy from 1714 to 1720;
in personal union with Savoy thereafter) •
Kingdom of Sicily (
under Savoy from 1713 to 1720; under Austrian monarchy from 1720 to 1734; in personal union with Naples under the
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies thereafter) •
Duchy of Mantua (under
House of Gonzaga until 1708, Austrian Monarchy thereafter) •
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (under Habsburg Monarchy from 1734 to 1748, under
House of Bourbon-Parma thereafter) •
Duchy of Guastalla (in personal union with Parma from 1748) •
Duchy of Modena and Reggio • •
Duchy of Massa and Carrara (in personal union with Modena from 1731) •
Duchy of Mirandola (in personal union with Modena from 1710) •
Prince-Bishopric of Brixen •
Prince-Bishopric of Trent •
Principality of Masserano •
Principality of Torriglia •
Principality of Piombino •
Principality of Monaco •
Duchy of Montferrat, to
House of Savoy from 1708 •
Marquisate of Fosdinovo •
Marquisate of Bastia •
Republic of Lucca •
Republic of San Marino •
Republic of Ragusa •
Republic of Noli •
Republic of Cospaia •
City of Fiume and its District •
Monastic State of the Order of Malta Their populations and other vital statistics stood as follows in the late 18th century: •
Kingdom of Naples (including Sicily): 6,000,000 (400,000 in Naples), army of 60,000 to 80,000, 2 ships of the lines and some frigates •
Republic of Venice: 3,500,000 (140,000 in the city of Venice itself), standing army and navy of 30,000, 12-15 ships of at least 54 guns plus frigates and brigs •
Kingdom of Sardinia: 2,900,000 (2,400,000 on the mainland and 500,000 on the island), 12-15 fortified cities and towns (largest being Turin at 80,000), standing army of 25,000, which could be raised to 50,000 in a time of war and 100,000 with militia •
Papal States: 2,400,000 (140,000 in the city of Rome), standing army of 6,000 to 7,000 • Austrian Lombardy (
Duchy of Milan,
Duchy of Mantua, and minor territories): 1,100,000 (40,000 in the city of Milan itself) •
Grand Duchy of Tuscany: 1,000,000 (80,000 in Florence), standing army of 6,000, navy of 3 frigates •
Republic of Genoa: 500,000 (100,000 in the city of Genoa itself) •
Duchy of Parma: 500,000 (40,000 in the city of Parma itself), standing army of 2,500 to 3,000 •
Duchy of Modena: 350,000 (20,000 in the city of Modena itself), standing army of 5,000 to 6,000 •
Republic of Lucca: 100,000
Total: 18.3 million ==During Napoleonic times (1792–1815)==