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Cispadane Republic

1796–1797 French client state in northern Italy

1796–1797 French client state in northern Italy

FieldValue
native_nameit
conventional_long_nameCispadane Republic
common_nameCispadane Republic
eraNapoleonic Wars
statusClient state
empireFirst French Republic
status_textClient state of France
government_typeUnitary directorial republic
common_languagesEmilian, Romagnol, Italian
year_start1796
year_end1797
event_startBattle of Lodi
date_start10 May
event1Treaty of Tolentino
date_event119 February 1797
event_endCisalpine Annexation
date_end29 June
event_postTreaty of Campo Formio
date_post17 October 1797
p1Duchy of Modena and Reggio
flag_p1State Flag of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio (1830-1859).svg
p2Duchy of Massa and Carrara
flag_p2Flag_of_Massa_and_Carrara.svg
p3Papal Legations
flag_p3Flag_of_the_Papal_States_(1825-1870).svg
s1Cisalpine Republic
flag_s1Flag_of_the_Repubblica_Cisalpina.svg
image_flagFlag of the Cispadane Republic.svg
flag_size120px
image_coatEmblem of Cispadane Republic.svg
flagFlags of Napoleonic Italy
symbol_type_articleCoat of arms of Napoleonic Italy
symbol_typeEmblem
legislatureLegislative Body
house1Council of Thirty
house2Council of Sixty
image_mapItaly northern 1796.jpg
image_map_captionNorthern Italy in 1796. Modena and Papal Legations (all lower right) were merged into the Cispadane Republic.
currencyBolognese lira and all other old currencies
capitalBologna

The Cispadane Republic () was a short-lived client republic located in northern Italy, founded in 1796 with the protection of the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte. In the following year, it was merged with the Transpadane Republic (formerly the Duchy of Milan until 1796) to form the Cisalpine Republic. The Cispadane Republic was the first Italian sovereign state to adopt the Italian tricolour as its flag.

History

On 16 October 1796, a congress was held in Modena after the ruler, Duke Hercules III, had fled to Venice to escape the French advance. The congress was formed by representatives from the provinces of Modena, Bologna, Ferrara and Reggio Emilia, all located south of the Po; Cispadane indicates "on this side of (the river) Po", with the corresponding Transpadane indicating "across (the river) Po".

The congress was unofficially organized by Napoleon, whose French army had swept through northern Italy earlier in the year, and who needed to settle the situation in Italy and gather new troops for an offensive against Austria.

The congress proclaimed that the four provinces would form the Repubblica Cispadana: a civic guard, composed of mounted hunters and artillery, was formed. In the 7 January 1797 session, in Reggio Emilia, the congress decided to form a government.

The flag, the first tricolour in Italy, was a horizontal tricolour, with red (top), white and green stripes. In the centre was an emblem composed of a quiver, accolade to a war trophy, with four arrows that symbolized the four provinces forming the Republic, all within a crown of bay. The Cispadane Republic was the first Italian sovereign state to adopt the Italian tricolour as its flag.

On 29 June 1797, the Cispadane Republic united with the Transpadane Republic to form the Cisalpine Republic.

Citations

References

References

  1. "La Repubblica Cispadana".
  2. "I simboli della repubblica - il tricolore".
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