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Encyclopedia > Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Civil ensign of the Duchy of Modena, 1830-1859. The State and war flag had ducal shield in the middle.
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Civil ensign of the Duchy of Modena, 1830-1859. The State and war flag had ducal shield in the middle.
The ducal palace in Modena
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The ducal palace in Modena
The ducal palace in Reggio Emilia
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The ducal palace in Reggio Emilia

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 Duchy was originally created for the Este family, who also ruled Ferrara until 1597. In 1796, the Duchy was occupied by the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte, who created the Cispadane Republic out of its territory. The last Este Duke became ruler of former Austrian territories in southwestern Germany (the Breisgau), and died in 1803. Following his death, Modena was inherited by his son-in-law, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, an uncle of Emperor Francis II. With the fall of the Napoleonic system in Italy in 1814, Ferdinand's son, Francis IV, became Duke of Modena. Soon after, he inherited the territories of Massa and Carrara from his mother. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Modena. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Modena. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (851x385, 90 KB) Summary The baroque Ducal Palace in en:Modena, site of a major Italian military academy. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (851x385, 90 KB) Summary The baroque Ducal Palace in en:Modena, site of a major Italian military academy. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x768, 231 KB) Foto scattata da me e rilasciata con GFDL --Paolo da Reggio 20:21, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) File links The following pages link to this file: Duchy of Modena and Reggio ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x768, 231 KB) Foto scattata da me e rilasciata con GFDL --Paolo da Reggio 20:21, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) File links The following pages link to this file: Duchy of Modena and Reggio ... Location within Italy Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Reggio Emilia is a town of North Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events October - English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne, France, and retake most of the province without a fight. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... For Tolkiens fictional character, see Estë To know more about the city, see Este Este, Italian princely family, rulers of Ferrara (1240–1597), Modena and Reggio (1288–1796). ... Ferrara, a town, an archiepiscopal see and a province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... 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. ... Breisgau is the name of a landscape in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest near Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Archduke Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus of Austria-Este (1 June 1754-24 December 1806), was the fourth son and fourteenth child of Franz I and Maria Theresa, became heir to the Duchies of Modena and Reggio through his marriage on 15 October 1771 to Beatrice dEste, the... Francis II Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, who is also referred to as Francis von Habsburg or Emperor Franz I of Austria (February 12, 1768 – March 2, 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until August 6, 1806, when the Empire was disbanded. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Francis IV Este (Italian: Francesco IV dEste) (1779 - 1846) was Duke of Modena, Reggio, Mirandola (from 1815), Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara (from 1829), royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Cavaliere dellordine del Toson Doro. ... Massa is a town in Italy. ... Carrara is a city in the Massa Carrara province of Tuscany, Italy, famous for the white or blue-gray marble quarried there. ...


The Habsburg dukes were briefly ousted in 1831 and 1848, but soon returned. Following the Franco-Piedmontese war against Austria in 1859, the duke was again forced to flee, this time permanently. In December of 1859, Modena joined with Tuscany and Parma to form the United Provinces of Central Italy, which were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia in March of 1860. 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. ... The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul IIIs illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, centered around the city of Parma. ... The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. ... Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1839: Mainland Piedmont, with Savoia upper left (pink) and Nizza (Nice) lower left (brown) both now French, and Sardinia in the inset The Kingdom of Sardinia is a former kingdom in Italy. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...


Provinces of the Duchy before the dissolution

Location within Italy Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Reggio Emilia is a town of North Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. ... The Duchy of Reggio was one of the states that belonged to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by the house of Este, in the north of Italy, in a territory now belonging to the Province of Reggio Emilia. ... Guastalla is a commune in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna. ... Garfagnana is an historical region of Italy, today part of the province of Lucca in the Appennines, in Tuscany, but before the unity of Italy it belonged to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, ruled by the Este family. ... Lunigiana is an historical region of Italy, in the provinces of La Spezia and Massa Carrara, in Tuscany and Liguria. ...

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Duchy of Modena and Reggio - definition of Duchy of Modena and Reggio in Encyclopedia (241 words)
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.
Following his death, Modena was inherited by his son-in-law, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, an uncle of Emperor Francis II.
In December of 1859, Modena joined with Tuscany and Parma to form the United Provinces of Central Italy, which were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia in March of 1860.
Modena - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (1192 words)
Modena is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Modena is the birthplace of the legendary operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Modena also hosts the Italian Military Academy, where Italian officers are trained, partly housed in the Baroque ducal palace, begun by Francis I in 1635 from the designs of Avanzini, and finished by Francis Ferdinand V with a fine courtyard.
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