On 12 February 1924, the Court of the Free State of Fiume (today Rijeka) issued a divorce ruling between the famous Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi and his wife, the British-Irish Lady Beatrice O’Brien. That same year, the Italian government concluded a treaty with Yugoslavia (the Treaty of Roma, 27 January 1924) and, as a result, the Italian Kingdom annexed the city of Fiume. The annexation put an end to the so-called journeys of hope of the Italian spouses, who moved to Fiume to get a divorce under the Hungarian Law No. 31/1894 on civil marriage and divorce, which was still in force there.
Rondini, P. (2025). Austrian style divorce or Hungarian style divorce? The dissolution of the marriage bond in the new provinces of Italy (1918-1924). In Northern Italy as a contact zone between Austro-Hungarian and Italian law (pp. 105-129). Torino : Giappichelli.
Austrian style divorce or Hungarian style divorce? The dissolution of the marriage bond in the new provinces of Italy (1918-1924)
Rondini, P
2025
Abstract
On 12 February 1924, the Court of the Free State of Fiume (today Rijeka) issued a divorce ruling between the famous Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi and his wife, the British-Irish Lady Beatrice O’Brien. That same year, the Italian government concluded a treaty with Yugoslavia (the Treaty of Roma, 27 January 1924) and, as a result, the Italian Kingdom annexed the city of Fiume. The annexation put an end to the so-called journeys of hope of the Italian spouses, who moved to Fiume to get a divorce under the Hungarian Law No. 31/1894 on civil marriage and divorce, which was still in force there.
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