Italian United Provinces
| Italian United Provinces | |||||
| Provincie Unite Italiane | |||||
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| Capital | Bologna[1] | ||||
| Languages | Italian | ||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic[2] | ||||
| President | Giovanni Vicini[3] | ||||
| Legislature | Provisional Assembly | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 5 February 1831 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 26 April[4] 1831 | |||
| Currency | Roman scudo | ||||
| b. | ... | ||||
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United Italian Provinces or Italian United Provinces (Italian: Provincie Unite Italiane,[2] in modern Italian: Province Unite Italiane) was a short-lived state (a republic) that was established in 1831 in some territories of the Papal State.
It existed since February 5 (following the popular uprising in Bologna, when the temporal power of the Pope was declared to be revoked) until April 26, the day the city of Ancona was taken by the Austrian troops.
Government
The Constitution of the Italian United Provinces was adopted on March 4 by a national Assembly.[2] The executive power was vested in:[2]
- Giovanni Vicini, President
- Leopoldo Armaroli, Minister of Justice
- Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere, Minister of the Interior
- Lodovico Sturiani, Minister of Finance
- Cesare Bianchetti, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- General Pier Damiano Armandi, Minister of War and Navy
- Pio Sarti, Minister of Police
- Francesco Orioli, Minister of Public Education
History
The revolutionaryl government of the Italian United Provinces fell on April 26, 1831. It was brought down by Austrian troops sent to the aid of the Pope.[4]
References
- ↑ Provisional capital
- 1 2 3 4 "Costituzione delle Provincie Unite Italiane" (PDF) (in Italian). community of Parma. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
- ↑ I volontari italiani: storia delle rivoluzioni in Italia dal 1821 fino al 1861. O. del Carreto. 1862. pp. 195–.
- 1 2 "Lo Stato delle Province Unite Italiane" (in Italian). Rai Storia. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
External links
- Flag and history of the Italian United Provinces
- Biography of Giovanni Vicini, President of the Italian United Provinces