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Transpadane Republic

1796 CE – 1797 CE · capital Milan

A French-sponsored republic in Lombardy, created after Napoleon's conquest of Milan in 1796 and the first of the Italian sister republics.

Origins

After defeating the Austrians at Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte entered Milan and ended Austrian rule in the Duchy of Milan. The French set up an administration of Lombard Jacobins and moderates, and in November 1796 Lombardy north of the Po was organised as the Transpadane Republic.

Rule and society

The republic was governed under French military control, with local administrations in Milan and the Lombard cities. It paid heavy war contributions and saw church and noble property seized and artworks shipped to Paris, but also had a lively political press and debate about Italian unity. Milan's patriots organised a competition in 1796 on the best form of free government for Italy.

Decline and legacy

In June and July 1797 Napoleon merged the Transpadane Republic with the Cispadane Republic and other territories to form the Cisalpine Republic, with Milan as capital.

Lineage

Duchy of Milan 1395 CE – 1797 CETranspadane RepublicCisalpine Republic 1797 CE – 1802 CE

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

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