Treaty of Constantinople

[Kaiser Kirk]

In the name of the Omnipotent God.

Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom, etc, His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, etc, His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, etc, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans, desiring to regulate, with a view to European order in light of the civil war of last half year that has disrupted Austria-Hungary, have been unanimously of the opinion that the meeting of a Congress would be the best means of facilitating an understanding.

Article 1 ) The Kingdom of Hungary, Crown Lands of Saint Stephen is recognized as a sovereign and independent state.   Joseph III of Habsburg-Lorraine is recognized as Apostolic King of Hungary.  Succession to the Crown of Saint Stephen to be specified by Diet of Hungary.

Article 2 ) The Kingdom of Bohemia and the Margraviate of Moravia are to be divided along ethnic lines between Germans and Czechs.  Areas that have an ethnic German majority are to be annexed to Austria.  Areas that have an ethnic Czech majority are to be annexed to the new Czech State.  The New Czech State is recognized as a sovereign and independent.  Gisela Louise Marie, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia, Princess of Bavaria is to be the Monarch of the new Czech State with her husband Prince Leopold of Bavaria as consort.  Succession to the Crown of the new state to be specified by the Czech Diet.

Article 3 ) The new Czech State is to be a member of the German Customs and Postal Union.  As such there will be free movement of people between Germany and the new Czech State.  The Czech state will confirm to the standards of Germany with respect to border control. 

Article 4 ) The Kingdom of Hungary is to be divided along ethnic lines between the Hungarians and Slovaks.  Areas with a ethnic Slovak majority are to form a now Slovak State.  The new Slovak state is recognized as a sovereign and independent.  Marie Valerie Mathilde Amalie Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany is to be the Monarch of the new Slovak State with her husband Archduke Franz Salvator as consort.  Succession to the Crown of the new state to be specified by the Slovak Diet.   

Article 5 ) The Czech state specified in article 2 and the Slovak state specified in article 4 shall perpetually be neutral States. They shall be bound to observe such neutrality towards all other States.

Article 6 ) The ethnic German majority districts in western Hungary known as Burgenland shall be annexed by Austria.

Article 7 ) The union of Austria with the German Empire is recognized by all signers.

Article 8 )  The Austrian Crownlands known as Küstenland, including the City of Trieste, that portion of the Duchy of Carinola west of the Julian Alps; and the portions of Südtirol which have a preponderance of Italian ethnic inhabitants, shall become part of the Kingdom of Italy fully equal to other parts of that Kingdom.

Article 9 ) The Duchy of Carinola, and the southern reaches of the Duchy of Styria with a preponderance of Slovene ethnic inhabitants, shall be created an Independent and Sovereign state.  The government of such state shall be charged with maintaining neutrality, allowing the native languages, religions, and cultures, both Slovene and German, to continue within that region, and to foster development and prosperity in that region.

Article 10 ) In the four countries of which the separation takes place in consequence of the present Articles, inhabitants and proprietors, if they wish to transfer their residence from one country to the other, shall, during two years, be at liberty to dispose of their property, movable or immovable, of whatever nature the same may be, to sell it, and to carry away the produce of the sale, either in money or in any other shape, without hindrance, and without the payment of any duties other than those which are now in force in the two countries upon changes and transfers.

Article 11 ) Two years after ratification of the treaty the four countries of which the separation takes place in consequence of the present Articles will be subjects of the new nations they reside in without respect to their ethnic background.

Article 12 ) No person in the territories which change domination, shall be molested or disturbed in any manner whatever, on account of any part which he may have taken, directly or indirectly, in political events

Article 13 ) A joint commissions shall be established to resolve any border disputes between the four nations.

Article 14 ) The borders established for the Czech State and Slovak states are guaranteed by the signing high contracting powers. 

Article 15 ) The treaty is be ratified and go into force immediately upon signing by all participants.

Done at Constantinople, the twenty ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred.

<Signed by France, Germany, Italy, Ottomans, Russia, United Kingdom, and Austria>

Errata:
Italy pledged to allow all goods originating in, or traveling to, the new nations of Czech, Hungary, and Carinola, to enjoy a maximum of 1% tariff if shipped through Trieste.

As reported in the Italian news for August 10, 1901 : The Legislature of the Duchy of Carinola requested Don Carlos, Duke of Madrid to become Duke of Carniola and fill the role of head of state. The Duke was one of few who could meet the criteria of Royal Blood, being of Age, having a male heir, and being born within the borders of the Duchy, having been born in Ljubljana.  The Duke, having been primarily raised by his Uncle, the Duke of Modena, currently abides in Varese. The Duke is well known on the world stage as the Carlist claimant to the Spanish Throne, and the Legitimist claimant to the French Throne.

The Italians trained & equipped an  1880 Brigade of Slovene soldiers and an 1895 Brigade of Gottschee soldiers, and subsidizes both forces.