Trieste, the port that didn't know it was Italian
Under the protection of the House of Habsburg since the 14th century, Trieste is, on the eve of the First World War, the third city of Austria. If the Habsburgs had been the origin of the fortune of the small port on the Adriatic, their downfall will cause its loss.
We haven't written up this one. Le Monde Economie has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.