Friuli Venezia Giulia is made up of the capital Trieste and by the provinces of Pordenone, Udine and Gorizia.

During the Bronze Age, the 3rd millennium B.C., the region was inhabited by tribes that lived in caverns and in fortified villages, and subsequently suffered from the immigration of the Illiria populations.
During the Roman expansion in 181 B.C. , the beautiful city of Aquileia was built. With the barbaric invasions and with the frailty of the Roman Empire, the region was subjected by the Uns and by their legendary leader Attila, then by the Ostrogoths, the Longobards, the Avari and finally the Slavi.

It was under the patriarchy of Aquilea (from 1077 to 1420), that Friuli finally had its independence from the invaders, and was able to strengthen its commercial trades. Then the Republic of Venice unified the region together with the province of Gorizia.

At the end of the 18th century Napoleon conquered the region, that, with the treaty of Campoformio in 1797, became a part of the Austrian Empire. This was very disappointing for the Italian patriots who had trusted Napoleon

In 1866 the territory of “Udinese” was subtracted from the Austrian domination and annexed to the Reign of Italy, thanks to the 3rd Italian war of independence and to the diplomatic agreements between Cavour and Prussia. While, for the complete unification of the Triestin territory, it was necessary to wait for the end of the first World War (1918).

From 1947, Friuli Venezia Giulia has had itw own civil code.