Timeline / 1675 to 1800 / CROATIA Date Country | Description 1684 A.D. Croatia Great victories over Turks in north Croatia. The commanders of the victorious army were Banus Nikola Erdödy, General Leslie and Johann Joseph Herberstein. 1699 A.D. Croatia Peace in Srijemski Karlovci. The end of Turkish rule in north Croatia It remained under the rule of Habsburgs while south Croatia, with the exception of Dubrovnik Republic, was dominated by Venice. 1700 A.D. Croatia In Dubrovnik the Jesuit church of St Ignatius is built according to the plans of Andrea Pozzo. 1714 - 1715 A.D. Croatia The authority of the Hungarian-Croatian parliament over Croatian internal legal questions is acknowledged at the joint council at Požun. 1720 A.D. Croatia The beginning of the Baroque city of Vukovar, building of the city centre, Franciscan monastery, parish church and the Palace of the Counts Eltz. 1726 A.D. Croatia On the initiative of Charles VI the Karolina road from Karlovac to Bosilje, Vrbovsko, Mrkopalj, Bakar and Rijeka is built. 1741 A.D. Croatia Jesuit mathematician Ru#er Boškovi# publishes his work De natura et usu infinitorum et infinite parvorum in Rome. 1754 A.D. Croatia The ‘Fundamental law’ for military territory (the so-called ‘Vojna krajina’ of the Varaždin and Karlovac military district) in Croatia is established. 1780 A.D. Croatia The ‘Josephina’ road between Karlovac and Rijeka is constructed. The first stockmarket in Rijeka is established. 1781 A.D. Croatia Joseph II abolishes all male and female religious orders except those which take care of the sick and helpless or are engaged in education. Date Country | Description 1785 A.D. Croatia In Varaždin the first Jewish commune is established. Joseph II announces his ‘Patent on the abolishment of slavery’ for the territories of Hungary and Croatia. The first Real Gymnasium is opened in Senj. 1797 A.D. Croatia Napoleon incorporates Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and western Croatia as the French Illyrian Provinces. France stimulated agriculture and commerce in the provinces and fought piracy. 1799 A.D. Croatia Travelling artists perform the first opera in Zagreb I Filosofi imaginari composed by Giovanni Paisiello, which marks the beginning of the new repertoire including Rossini, Bellini, etc..