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Roman Republic (1798–1799)
Origins
After the French general Duphot was killed in a riot in Rome in December 1797, French troops under General Berthier occupied the city. On 15 February 1798 a republic was proclaimed in the Forum, ending the temporal power of the Papal States. Pope Pius VI was deported and died in exile at Valence in 1799.
Rule and society
The republic adopted a constitution modelled on the French Directory but using ancient Roman titles, with consuls, a senate and a tribunate. It absorbed the Anconine Republic and the Tiberina Republic. French commissioners controlled it, heavy levies and confiscations of art and church property caused hardship, and peasant revolts broke out.
Decline and legacy
In November 1798 the Kingdom of Naples briefly occupied Rome. As the French retreated from Italy in 1799, Neapolitan troops ended the republic in September, and the papacy was restored under Pius VII.
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- Roman Republic (1798–1799) was a protectorate of French First Republic1798 CE – 1799 CE
- Roman Republic (1798–1799) was conquered by Kingdom of Naples1799 CE
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