Bolognese Republic

Bolognese Republic
Repubblica Bolognese
Client state of France

1796
Capital Bologna
Languages Italian
Government Republic
Historical era French Revolutionary Wars
   Established June 1796
   Annexed by the Cispadane Republic 16 October 1796

The 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 in June 1796. It was annexed by the Cispadane Republic on 16 October 1796.

It was given the first Jacobin Constitution written in Italy. It had a government consisting of nine consuls and its head of state was the Presidente del Magistrato, i.e. Chief magistrate, a presiding office held for four months by one of the consuls.

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