Ligurian Republic
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Ligurian Republic, a name given by Bonaparte to the republic of Genoa, founded in 1797.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
For this purpose he had recommended, and the Government had ordered, a blockade of all Genoese ports including Spezia; Genoa, now the Ligurian Republic, being considered as much France as Toulon.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
In June of the same year, in response to a petition which Napoleon himself had instigated, the Ligurian Republic was proclaimed an integral part of the French empire.
From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin
On May 26, Napoleon was crowned King of Italy in the cathedral of Milan, and the Ligurian Republic became part of the French empire in the following month.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)
The title was re-established in 1802 for the Ligurian Republic, but was abolished in 1805.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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