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Italian states
- Republic of GenoaIn 1097, twelve galleys and one ship carrying 1,200 soldiers set sail from Genoa to join the First Crusade. The Genoese fleet blockaded Antioch in May of…
- Corsican RepublicIn July 1755, Pasquale Paoli proclaimed the Corsican Republic on the island of Corsica. He drove the Genoese from the entire island except for a few coastal…
- Roman RepublicIn 509 BC, the Roman Senate expelled Tarquin the Proud after his son Sextus raped Lucretia. This event marked the end of seven kings who had ruled Rome for…
- Italian Republic (Napoleonic)On the 26th of January 1802, a painting by Nicolas-André Monsiau captured a pivotal moment. The Consulta of the Cisalpine Republic received Napoleon…
- Kingdom of ItalyOn the 17th of March 1861, Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy in Turin. This event marked the birth of a new state from decades of…
- Italian Social RepublicOn the 24th of July 1943, Dino Grandi presented a motion to the Grand Council of Fascism. The vote passed with twenty-one votes in favor and only seven…
- Western Roman EmpireIn 395, the Roman Empire split into two distinct courts when Emperor Theodosius I died. His son Honorius inherited the western half while his brother…
- Ligurian RepublicNapoleon announced the founding of the Ligurian Republic on the 6th of June 1797. This new state replaced the old Republic of Genoa in Northwest Italy.
- Republic of VeniceIn 697, Paolo Lucio Anafesto became the first doge of Venice according to tradition. This date marks the birth of a sovereign state that would survive for…
- Duchy of MilanThe year 1395 marked a turning point when Gian Galeazzo Visconti received the title of Duke of Milan from Wenceslaus of Bohemia.
- Kingdom of NaplesIn 1282, the island of Sicily erupted in a violent uprising known as the War of the Sicilian Vespers. This rebellion forced King Charles I of Anjou to…
- Roman EmpireIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian overarching military power and bestowed upon him a new title. This single act marked his accession as the first…