So in 1809, he carved out an area he called the Illyrian Provinces. However, Napoleon wanted to cut Austria-Hungary off from the sea. In the 18th century, Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Slovenia in the 19th century and early 20th century In the late 18th century religious freedom was allowed and primary education was made compulsory. The 18th century was a prosperous time for Slovenia and her industries flourished.
In the early 16th century Protestantism made some headway but by the century’s end, the Catholic Counter-Reformation reconverted Slovenia. However, they were crushed at the battle of Sisak in 1593. Meanwhile, the Turks threatened Slovenia. In the late 15th and 16th centuries, peasants in Slovenia often rebelled. The Habsburgs gained Carinthia and Carniola in 1335 and they gained Istria in 1374 and Trieste in 1382. Yet in the 14th century, the Habsburg dynasty came to control Slovenia.
However, in the early 12th century towns were founded in Slovenia, and trade and commerce flourished. In the 10th to 13th centuries Slovenia remained under German domination. Meanwhile, missionaries converted Slovenia to Christianity. However in the 8th century, they came under the domination of the Franks of central Europe, and in the 9th century, Slovenia was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire, which was centered on Germany. In the 6th century AD, the Slavs arrived in Slovenia. However Roman rule collapsed in the 5th century AD. Under Roman rule, Slovenia prospered and towns were founded like Emona (Ljubljana), Celeia (Celje), and Poetovio (Ptuj). However, in 10 BC the Romans conquered Slovenia. Then about 400 BC, the Celts settled Slovenia. The bronze age followed then about 750 BC the iron age began. By about 3,500 BC stone age farmers lived in what is now Slovenia.
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