Europe · Reformation to revolution
Revolutionary Roman Republic
1798–1799
A French-sponsored republic proclaimed in February 1798 after French troops occupied Rome and deposed the temporal power of Pope Pius VI (who was taken into exile and died in France). Governed by consuls on the Roman model, it was fragile and unpopular; it was overthrown in 1799 by Neapolitan and allied forces, and papal rule was restored in 1800.
- Existed
- 1798–1799
- Shown on the map
- 1799
- Peak area
- 30k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
A French-sponsored republic proclaimed in February 1798 after French troops occupied Rome and deposed the temporal power of Pope Pius VI (who was taken into exile and died in France). Governed by consuls on the Roman model, it was fragile and unpopular; it was overthrown in 1799 by Neapolitan and allied forces, and papal rule was restored in 1800. (Distinct from the later Roman Republic of 1849.)
Common questions
- What was the Revolutionary Roman Republic?
- A French-sponsored republic proclaimed in February 1798 after French troops occupied Rome and deposed the temporal power of Pope Pius VI (who was taken into exile and died in France). Governed by consuls on the Roman model, it was fragile and unpopular; it was overthrown in 1799 by Neapolitan and allied forces, and papal rule was restored in 1800.
- When did the Revolutionary Roman Republic exist?
- The Revolutionary Roman Republic existed 1798–1799. On this map it is drawn 1799.
- How large was the Revolutionary Roman Republic?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Revolutionary Roman Republic covered about 30,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each polity as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and the scholarship of Donald Queller, Thomas Madden and Jonathan Harris on the Fourth Crusade, whose post-conspiracy reading of 1204 this document follows. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Roman Republic (1798-1799) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_(1798-1799)
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