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Fall of the Republic of Venice
- When
- 12 May 1797
- Where
- Venice
The Republic of Venice was dissolved on 12 May 1797, ending about 1,100 years of independence.
On 12 May 1797 the Republic of Venice was dissolved and dismembered by Napoleon Bonaparte and the Habsburg monarchy, terminating roughly eleven centuries of statehood. This was the final action of Napoleon's Italian campaign of 1796–1797 before the War of the First Coalition formally ended in October; Austrian troops later entered the city on 18 January 1798.
Sources
- Fall of the Republic of Venice Wikipedia
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