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The flag of the Cisalpine Republic was the Transpadane Republic vertical Italian tricolour, with the square shape of the Cispadane Republic
The flag of the Cisalpine Republic was the Transpadane Republic vertical Italian tricolour, with the square shape of the Cispadane Republic

The Cisalpine Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cisalpina) was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Transpadane Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1796 to 17th July 1797. ... Flag of the Repubblica Cispadana The Cispadane Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cispadana) was a short-lived republic located in Northern Italy, founded in 1796 with the protection of the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte. ... During Napoleons invasions to Italy,many client (puppet) republics were established. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... --69. ...


After the Battle of Lodi, in May 1796, the French general Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states—one on the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one on the north, the Transpadane Republic. These two along with the province of Novara were merged into the Cisalpine Republic on June 29, 1797, with capital Milan. Austria acknowledged the new entity in the Treaty of Campoformio of October 17 of the same year, gaining in exchange what remained of the ephimeral Venetian Republic. The Battle of Lodi took place at Lodi, Lombardy, Italy on May 10, 1796. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then as Emperor of the... The Po (Latin: Padus) flows 652 kilometers eastward across northern Italy, from Mount Monviso (in the Cottian Alps) to the Adriatic Sea near Venice. ... Flag of the Repubblica Cispadana The Cispadane Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cispadana) was a short-lived republic located in Northern Italy, founded in 1796 with the protection of the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte. ... The Transpadane Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1796 to 17th July 1797. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire, Year VI of the French Republic) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl as representatives of France and Austria. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ...

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Italy in 1796
Italy in 1796

The Cisalpine Republic consisted of roughly the former Duchy of Milan, those portions of the Republic of Venice west of the Adige River, the Duchy of Modena, the Papal Legations, and the Piedmontese province of Novara. The republic had a territory of more than 42,500 square kilometers (16,000 square miles), and a population of 3,240,000 in 20 departments. Milan was the capital city, the main center having 124,000 inhabitants in 1764. The country was prosperous despite the spoilings made by occupants in the past centuries. Its economy was based on a cereal agriculture and cattling, plus a flourishing small industry, notably the production of silk. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (983x932, 388 KB) Northern Italy, 1796 (for the campaigns of 1796-1805) . From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (983x932, 388 KB) Northern Italy, 1796 (for the campaigns of 1796-1805) . From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1926. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1395 to 1797. ... The Most Serene Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ... Adige (Italian; Etsch in German) is a river with its source in the region of South Tyrol / Alto Adige. ... The Duchy of Modena (in full, the Duchies of Modena and Reggio) was a small Italian state that existed (with a break between 1796 and 1814) from 1452 to 1859. ... The term Papal Legation, in a teritorial sense, refers to certain northern administrative regions of the erstwhile Papal States: specifically the Legations of Ferrara, Bologna, and Romagna. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Relationships with Switzerland

The new governemnt aimed to unite all Italian lands in a single state, and this create some attrition with Switzerland, which includes Italian territories south of the Alps. The Cisalpine in fact occupated Campione d'Italia and, on October 10, 1797, the Valtellina revolted against the Grisons and joined the republic. . An attempt to conquer by surprise Lugano in 1797 failed. The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Campione (also known as Campione dItalia) is an Italian enclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A view of Valtellina The church of Tresivio Valtellina (German Veltlin) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Institutional form

The institutions of the new republic were much similar to those of France. The territory was divided in departments, which elected the judges of peace, the ''magistrates and the electors, one every 200 people having right of vote. The latter elected two councils: the Seniori ("Elders") and the Giuniori ("Youngers"). The first was composed by forty to sixt members, and approved the laws and variations to the Constitutional Chart. The second had from eighty to one hundred twenty memebers, and proposed the laws. Both the councils discussed the treaties, the chose of a Directory and the determination of tributes. The legislative corps included men like Pietro Verri, Giuseppe Parini and the scientist Alessandro Volta. This article needs translation. ... Giuseppe Parini (1729-1799) was an Italian poet. ... Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (February 18, 1745 - March 5, 1827) was an Italian physicist known especially for the development of the electric battery. ...


The Directory included five ministers and represented the executive power: leaders were local politicians like Gian Galeazzo Serbelloni (first president) and Francesco Melzi d'Erzil. The supreme authority, however, was the commander of the French troops.


The republic also adopted the new French calendary and era.


On July 7, 1797, the new constitution was promulgated, inspired to the French republican one. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


The treaty of Alliance

Formally, the Cisalpine Republic was an independent state allied with France, but the treaty of alliance stated the effective subalternity of the new republic to its ally. The French in fact had the control of the local police, and left an army consisting of 25,000 Frenchmen, paid by the republic. The Cisalpines had also to form another army of 35,000 men to take part in the French campaigns.


On March 4, 1798, the Directory presented the treaty to the Giuniori for ratification. The council did not agree with terms, and took its time before take a decision. In the end the French general Berthier compelled the members to accept it. The Seniori instead refused it since the very beginning, as the new state had not the money to face the conditions requested. Berthier menaced to impose a military government, but later was replaced by general Brune. The latter, after having changed some Seniors and Juniors, obtained the signing of the treaty on June 8, 1798. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Alexandre Berthier, Marshal of France Louis Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel (February 20, 1753 – June 1, 1815), marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and chief of staff under Napoleon, was born at Versailles. ... Lithograph of Guillaume Marie Anne Brune by Delpech Guillaume Marie Anne Brune (March 13, 1763 – August 2, 1815) was a marshal of France. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


On May 11, 1798, the Cisalpine Republic had adopted as its flag a square Tricolore. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Flag of Italy, 2:3 The Flag of Italy, also known as Tricolore, is a tricolour containing three vertical bands of green, white, and red (left, or hoist side, to right). ...


The second Republic

The Republic dissolved after the defeats of France against the Second Coalition in the August of 1799. The republic was occupied by Austrian forces, who went away only after June 2, 1800, as Napoleon won the Battle of Marengo. It was reformed after the Treaty of Lunéville of [[February 9], 1801. The territory was extended to the former Austrian-lands of the Veneto and the Legazioni Pontifice of the today's Marche. In January 1802, the Cisalpine Republic changed its name to Italian Republic, becoming later the Kingdom of Italy (18051814). Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The Battle of Marengo was fought in Italy on June 14, 1800 as the decisive battle of the war of the Second Coalition. ... The Treaty of Lunéville was signed on February 9, 1801 between the French Republic and the Holy Roman Empire by Joseph Bonaparte and Louis, Count Cobentzel, respectively. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. ... This article refers to the Italian region. ... --69. ... The flag of the Kingdom of Italy was a rectangular version of the flag of the Italian Republic, with Napoleons emblem on the green field. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Cisalpine Republic, 1801
Cisalpine Republic, 1801

The state was divided, following the French system, into the following departments: Download high resolution version (378x650, 26 KB)Northen Italy in 1801, with the Cisalpine Republic, Kingdom of Etruria and Ligurian Republic. ... Download high resolution version (378x650, 26 KB)Northen Italy in 1801, with the Cisalpine Republic, Kingdom of Etruria and Ligurian Republic. ...

30 soldi coin of the Cisalpine Republic, 1801
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30 soldi coin of the Cisalpine Republic, 1801


Sondrio (Latin Sundrium) is a town in the Province of Sondrio, in the region Lombardy in Italy. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... This article is about the city of Cremona. ... Ferrara, a town, an archiepiscopal see and a province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Reggio Emilia is a town of North Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. ... Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan; the capital of the province of Como, it borders Lake Como. ... Location within Italy Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova) is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... Location within Italy Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... Cesena (ancient Caesena) is a city in the Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the Savio River, population (july 2004) 93,110, co-chief of the Province of Forli-Cesena. ... Bergamo is a town in Italy, in Lombardy, about 40km northeast of Milan. ... Download high resolution version (1428x1408, 293 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1428x1408, 293 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...


Dates of Directories

  • First Directory 1797-1798
  • Second Directory 1798
  • Third Directory 1798-1799

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Cisalpine Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (274 words)
The flag of the Cisalpine Republic was the Transpadane Republic vertical Italian tricolour, with the square shape of the Cispadane Republic
The Cisalpine Republic consisted of roughly the former Duchy of Milan, those portions of the Republic of Venice west of the Adige River, the Duchy of Modena, the Papal Legations, and the Piedmontese province of Novara.
The republic was occupied by Austrian forces in 1799, and restored June 2, 1800 after the Battle of Marengo.
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