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Cession of Bukovina to the Habsburg Monarchy

When
1774–1776
Where
Northern Moldavia; Balamutca
Episodes
2

Following the Russo-Ottoman war, the Habsburg Monarchy occupied northern Moldavia in late 1774. The Ottoman Empire officially ceded the region, known as Bukovina, to the Habsburgs via the Convention of Pera in May 1775, establishing a new administrative district.

Episodes

  1. 31 August 1774 – 25 October 1774 · Northern MoldaviaHabsburg Occupation of Northern Moldavia

    Austrian forces entered and occupied key regions of northern Moldavia following the Russo-Ottoman peace treaty.

  2. 1775 – 2 July 1776 · BalamutcaBorder Demarcation

    A mixed commission demarcated the new border between Bukovina and Moldavia, concluding in 1776.

Background and detail

Background. Bukovina is a historical region at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. During the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), Russian forces temporarily possessed the Principality of Moldavia. The non-belligerent Habsburg Monarchy planned to occupy north-western Moldavia, claiming the need for a road between Galicia and Transylvania.

Habsburg Occupation. After the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca in July 1774, Austrian units entered northern Moldova on 31 August 1774. By 25 October 1774, they had occupied the Chernivtsi region, 142 villages in the Suceava region, and nine localities in the northwestern part of the Hotin raya.

Official Cession. On 7 May 1775, an Austro-Ottoman convention was signed in Istanbul, officially ceding Bukovina to Austria. An explanatory convention followed on 12 May 1775. A mixed commission was subsequently created to demarcate the new border, a process that lasted until June 1776.

Administrative Integration. From 1775 to 1786, the region was organized as a distinctive Bukovina District. It was later included into the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria from 1786 to 1849, before becoming the Duchy of Bukovina in 1849.

People involved

Sources

  1. Bukovina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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