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Republic of Crema

1797 CE – 1797 CE · capital Crema

A brief Jacobin republic proclaimed in Crema in March 1797, when the town broke from Venice in the last weeks of the Serenissima.

Origins

Crema, a Lombard town between Milan and Cremona, had belonged to the Republic of Venice since 1449. On 28 March 1797, following the revolts of Bergamo and Brescia and with French troops present, local patriots deposed the Venetian governor and proclaimed the Cremasque Republic.

Rule and society

The republic was a provisional government of local notables and Jacobins under French protection. It abolished Venetian institutions and noble privileges, set up committees on the French model and looked to union with the new Lombard republics. Little is known of its brief administration.

Decline and legacy

After the fall of Venice in May 1797, Crema was absorbed into the Cisalpine Republic later that year, ending its separate existence.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Republic of Venice 697 CE – 1797 CERepublic of CremaCisalpine Republic 1797 CE – 1802 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Republic of Crema. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/republic-of-crema
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“Republic of Crema.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/republic-of-crema. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Republic of Crema.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/republic-of-crema.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Republic of Crema’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/republic-of-crema (Accessed: ).

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