French client republic
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During its occupation of neighboring parts of Europe
during the French Revolutionary Wars
, France established republican regimes in these territories. The French Republic claimed to support the spread of the republican principles in Europe, but most of these client republics, or sister republics, were in fact a means of controlling the occupied lands through a mix of French and local control.
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during the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
, France established republican regimes in these territories. The French Republic claimed to support the spread of the republican principles in Europe, but most of these client republics, or sister republics, were in fact a means of controlling the occupied lands through a mix of French and local control.
French client republics of Italy
- Republic of AlbaRepublic of Alba200px|thumb|The flagThe so-called Republic of Alba was a revolutionary municipality proclaimed on April 26, 1796, in Alba, northern Italy, when the town was taken by the French army....
(1796 - 1801), annexed to the French Empire - Ligurian RepublicLigurian RepublicThe Ligurian Republic was a short-lived French client republic formed by Napoleon on 14 June 1797. It consisted of the old Republic of Genoa which covered most of the Ligurian region of Northwest Italy, and the small Imperial fiefs owned by the House of Savoy inside its territory...
(1796 - 1805), annexed to the French Empire - Bolognese RepublicBolognese RepublicThe Bolognese Republic was proclaimed in 1796 in the Central Italian city of Bologna.-History:It was a French client republic established when Papal authorities escaped from the city of Bologna on June 1796. It was annexed by the Cispadane Republic on 16 October 1796.It was given the first jacobin...
(1796), annexed to the Cispadane Republic - Cispadane RepublicCispadane RepublicThe Cispadane Republic was a short-lived 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 into the Cisalpine Republic....
(1796 - 1797), formed the Cisalpine RepublicCisalpine RepublicThe Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.-Birth:After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one to the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one to the north, the Transpadane... - Republic of BergamoRepublic of BergamoThe Republic of Bergamo or Repubblica Bergamasca was an ephemeral revolutionary client republic of 24 members, created on March 13, 1797, by the French army to rule the local administration of Bergamo and its province...
(1797), formed the Cisalpine Republic - Transpadane RepublicTranspadane RepublicThe Transpadane Republic was a revolutionary, provisional and internationally unrecognized government established in Milan by General Napoleon Bonaparte....
(1797), formed the Cisalpine Republic - Cisalpine RepublicCisalpine RepublicThe Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.-Birth:After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one to the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one to the north, the Transpadane...
(1797 - 1802) transformed into the Italian RepublicItalian Republic (Napoleonic)The Italian Republic was a short-lived republic located in Northern Italy. It was a vassal state of the First French Republic of Napoleon.-The republic:... - Republic of Brescia (1797)
- Republic of CremaRepublic of CremaThe so-called Republic of Crema was a revolutionary municipality in Lombardy, which was created when French army entered in Crema on March 28, 1797. It ruled the local affairs of the city and its neighbourhood, which previously were a Venetian enclave into the Duchy of Milan. The municipality...
(1797), formed the Cisalpine Republic - Republic of AnconaRepublic of AnconaThe Republic of Ancona was a revolutionary municipality formed on 19 November 1797. It came about after a French victory at Ancona in February 1797, and the consequent occupation of the city. It existed in the region of Marche, with capital Ancona...
(1797 - 1798), joined Roman RepublicRoman Republic (18th century)The Roman Republic was proclaimed on February 15, 1798 after Louis Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome on February 10.... - Roman RepublicRoman Republic (18th century)The Roman Republic was proclaimed on February 15, 1798 after Louis Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome on February 10....
(1798 - 1800) - Tiberina RepublicTiberina RepublicThe so-called Tiberina Republic was a revolutionary municipality proclaimed on 4 February 1798, when republicans took power in the city of Perugia. It was an occupation zone that took its name from the river Tiber. A month later, the government of all the Papal States were changed into a republic,...
(1798 - 1799) capital Perugia, joined Roman Republic - Lémanique Republic (1798), today VaudVaudVaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
canton - Etruscan Republic (1799)
- Republic of Pescara (1799)
- Parthenopaean RepublicParthenopaean RepublicThe Parthenopean Republic was a French-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, formed during the French Revolutionary Wars after King Ferdinand IV fled before advancing French troops...
(1799) capital Naples - Subalpine RepublicSubalpine RepublicThe Subalpine Republic was a short-lived republic established in 1800 on the territory of Piedmont during its militar rule by Napoleonic France....
(1802), annexed to the French Empire - Italian RepublicItalian Republic (Napoleonic)The Italian Republic was a short-lived republic located in Northern Italy. It was a vassal state of the First French Republic of Napoleon.-The republic:...
(1802 - 1805), transformed into the Kingdom of ItalyKingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)The Kingdom of Italy was a state founded in Northern Italy by Napoleon, fully influenced by revolutionary France, that ended with his defeat and fall.-Constitutional statutes:...
Other French client republics
- Republic of BouillonRepublic of BouillonThe Republic of Bouillon was a short-lived French client republic, around the city of Bouillon in present-day Belgium, based on the duchy of Bouillon, which had existed between France and the Austrian Netherlands since the 15th century...
(1794 - 1795) - Republic of Rauracia (Raurakische Republik/Republique Rauracienne), revolutionary French republic in BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
(1792 - 1793) - Republic of MainzRepublic of MainzThe Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state on the current German territory and was centered in Mainz. A product of the French Revolutionary Wars, it lasted from March to July 1793.-Context:...
revolutionary French republic in Rheinhessen and Pfalz (1793) - Batavian RepublicBatavian RepublicThe Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
(1795 - 1806), Netherlands - Cisrhenian RepublicCisrhenian RepublicThe Cisrhenian Republic was a French client republic created on 28 August 1797 on the western bank of the Rhine river, under French domination....
(1797), Germany - Republic of ConnaughtRepublic of ConnaughtThe Irish Republic, more commonly referred to as the Republic of Connacht, was a short-lived Irish breakaway state established with French Directory military support for 13 days during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.-Proclamation:...
(1798), accompanying HumbertJean Joseph Amable HumbertGeneral Jean Joseph Amable Humbert was a French soldier, a participant in the French Revolution, who led a failed invasion of Ireland to assist Irish rebels in 1798....
's Irish expedition in support of the Irish Rebellion of 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion , was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against British rule in Ireland... - Helvetic RepublicHelvetic RepublicIn Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then consisted mainly of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance, and conquered territories such as Vaud...
(1798 - 1803), Switzerland - Republic of DanzigFree City of Danzig (Napoleonic)The Free City of Danzig, sometimes referred to as the Republic of Danzig, was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon on September 9, 1807, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars following the capture of the city in the siege of Danzig in May...
(1807 - 1815) - Illyrian Republic (1809)
See also
- Client stateClient stateClient state is one of several terms used to describe the economic, political and/or military subordination of one state to a more powerful state in international affairs...
- colonialismColonialismColonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
- French revolutionFrench RevolutionThe French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...