Episode 4 of 4
Foundation of the Cisalpine Republic
- When
- 29 June 1797
- Where
- Milan, capital of the Cisalpine Republic
Bonaparte decreed the Cisalpine Republic on 29 June 1797, creating a Directory and appointing ministers.
After transferring the former Duchy of Modena's territories to Transpadania on 19 May 1797, Bonaparte decreed the birth of the Cisalpine Republic on 12 Messidor (29 June) 1797, creating a Directory and appointing its ministers. The new state united the earlier Cispadane and Transpadane republics; its first constitution, based on the French Constitution of 1795, was adopted on 8 July 1797.
Sources
- Cisalpine Republic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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