Republic of Alba
Republic of Alba Repubblica di Alba | |||||||||
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| 1796 | |||||||||
| Capital | Alba | ||||||||
| Common languages | Italian, French | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||
• Established | 26 April 1796 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 28 April 1796 | ||||||||
| Currency | French franc Sardinian lira | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||
The Republic of Alba (Italian: Repubblica di Alba) was a revolutionary municipality proclaimed on 26 April 1796, in Alba, Piedmont, when the town was taken by the French army. The municipality had a very short life of only 2 days because, with the Armistice of Cherasco on 28 April 1796, King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia was given back the civil control of all Piedmont.