Cispadane Republic Repubblica Cispadana (Italian) | |||||||||||||
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1796–1797 | |||||||||||||
Status | Client state of France | ||||||||||||
Capital | Bologna | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||||
Government | Directorial system | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Legislative Body | ||||||||||||
Council of Thirty | |||||||||||||
Council of Sixty | |||||||||||||
Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||||||
10 May 1796 | |||||||||||||
19 February 1797 | |||||||||||||
29 June 1797 | |||||||||||||
17 October 1797 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Bolognese lira and all other old currencies | ||||||||||||
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The Cispadane Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cispadana) 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.[1]