Roman Republic (1798–1799)
Roman Republic Repubblica Romana (Italian) | |||||||||||||
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| 1798–1799 | |||||||||||||
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| Motto: Il popolo solo è sovrano (Italian) The people alone are sovereign | |||||||||||||
| Status | Sister republic of Revolutionary France | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Rome | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||||
| Government | Unitary directorial republic | ||||||||||||
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• 1798–99 | Consulate | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council (Tribunate & Senate) | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 15 February 1798 | ||||||||||||
• Neapolitan occupation | 30 September 1799 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Roman scudo, Roman baiocco | ||||||||||||
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The Roman Republic (Italian: Repubblica Romana) was a sister republic of the First French Republic that existed from 1798 to 1799. It was proclaimed on 15 February 1798 after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of the French Revolutionary Army, had occupied the city of Rome on 11 February. It was led by a Directory of five men and comprised territory conquered from the Papal States. The Roman Republic immediately incorporated two other former-papal revolutionary administrations, the Tiberina Republic and the Anconine Republic. It proved short-lived, as Neapolitan troops restored the Papal States in October 1799.