Montenotte is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the village Montenotte near Savona to commemorate the Battle of Montenotte in 1796. It was formed in 1805, when Napoleon Bonaparte occupied the Republic of Genoa. Its capital was Savona. It was divided into the arrondissements of Savona, Acqui-Terme, Porto-Maurizio and Ceva. It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided over the Italian provinces Savona, Alessandria, Imperia and Cuneo. The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... The First French Empire, commonly known as the French Empire, the Napoleonic Empire or simply as The Empire, covers the period of the domination of France and much of continental Europe by Napoleon I of France. ... Savona is a seaport and comune of the province of Savona in the northern Italian region of Liguria, 44°18′ N 8°29′ E, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea, at sea-level. ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... The Republic of Genoa, in full the Most Serene Republic of Genoa (known as the Ligurian Republic from 1798 to 1805) was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from ca. ... Savona is a seaport and comune of the province of Savona in the northern Italian region of Liguria, 44°18′ N 8°29′ E, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea, at sea-level. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries: France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... Savona (It. ... Alessandria (It. ... Imperia (It. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ...