Parthenopean Republic
Parthenopean Republic | |||||||||
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| 1799 | |||||||||
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| Motto: Libertà e Uguaglianza (Italian) Freedom and Equality | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Nazionale (Inno alla Repubblica Partenopea) "Hymn to the Parthenopean Republic" | |||||||||
| Status | client state of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Naples | ||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Director | |||||||||
• 1799 | Carlo Lauberg | ||||||||
• 1799 | Ignazio Ciaia | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||
• French invasion | 21 January 1799 | ||||||||
• Sicilian invasion | 13 June 1799 | ||||||||
| Currency | Tornesel, Neapolitan carlino | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||
The Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea, French: République Parthénopéenne) or Neapolitan Republic (Italian: Repubblica Napoletana) was a short-lived sister republic in Southern Italy established during the French Revolutionary Wars following the defeat of the armies of Ferdinand IV. The republic existed from 21 January to 13 June 1799, collapsing when the Sanfedists returned Ferdinand to power, after which he harshly subdued republican activities.