Roman Republic (18th century)

See also Old Roman Republic and Roman Republic (19th century).

Flag of the Middle Roman Republic

The Middle Roman Republic was proclaimed on March 7 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars, when French forces invaded the city of Rome. It was a client republic under the French Directory composed of territory conquered from the Papal States.

Pope Pius VI was exiled to France and died there in 1799. In 1799 it was united with another French client state, the Tiberina Republic. The Roman Republic was short-lived, as the Papal States were restored in June of 1800.

The Roman Republic flag was a vertical tricolour black-white-red, taken from the French tricolour, as granted by Napoleon. It was governed by a clique of consuls, like the ancient Roman Republic. French forces had invaded the Papal States partly in revenge for the murder of French general Mathurin-Léonard Duphot in 1797.

See also

*Historical states of Italy
*French client republic

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