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Padania: Encyclopedia Ii - Padania - Political Implications
When the Northern League decided to push for secession of richer Northern Italy from the rest of the country, the League's leader Umberto...
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Cisalpine Republic: Encyclopedia - Cisalpine Republic
The Cisalpine Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cisalpina) was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.
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Padania: Encyclopedia Ii - Padania - Languages
The dominant language in the area is standard Italian. French, Franco-provençal, Occitan, German, Friulian, Ladin and Slovenian are spok...
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Este: Encyclopedia Ii - Este - Younger Branch
All later generations of the Italian branch descend from Fulco d'Este. From 1171 on, his descendants were titled Margraves of Este. Obizz...
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Este: Encyclopedia Ii - Este - Younger Branch
All later generations of the Italian branch descend from Fulco d'Este. From 1171 on, his descendants were titled Margraves of Este. Obizz...
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Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - Historical Context
Papal conclave 1800 - Pope Pius VI.
Pius VI's reign had been marked by tension between his authority and that of the European monarchs ...
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Modena: Encyclopedia Ii - Modena - History
Modena - Ancient times.
The territory around Modena (Roman Mutina, Etruscan Muoina) was inhabited by the Villanovans in the Iron Age, a...
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Cisalpine Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Cisalpine Republic - Institutional Form
The institutions of the new republic were much similar to those of France. The territory was divided in departments, which elected the ju...
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Cisalpine Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Cisalpine Republic - Institutional Form
The institutions of the new republic were much similar to those of France. The territory was divided in departments, which elected the ju...
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Reggio Emilia: Encyclopedia Ii - Reggio Emilia - History
Reggio Emilia - Ancient and early Middle Ages Reggio.
Though not Roman in origin, Reggio began as an historical site with the construct...
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Este: Encyclopedia Ii - Este - Origins
The origins of the family, probably of Frankish nobility, date back to the time of Charlemagne in the early 9th century when they settled...
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Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - The Conclave
With the loss of the Vatican and the pope's other temporal power, the cardinals were left in a remarkable position. They were forced to h...
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Cisalpine Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Cisalpine Republic - The Treaty Of Alliance
Formally, the Cisalpine Republic was an independent state allied with France, but the treaty of alliance stated the effective subalternit...
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Cisalpine Republic: Encyclopedia Ii - Cisalpine Republic - The Second Republic
The Republic dissolved after the defeats of France against the Second Coalition in the August of 1799. The republic was occupied by Austr...
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Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - A New Pope
The Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 saw the regaining of northern Italy by the French from the Austrians. Following this promotion, Bon...
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Papal Conclave 1800: Encyclopedia Ii - Papal Conclave 1800 - Unique Conclave
The conclave of 1800 had several unique features and occurrences which render it quite estranged from not only many of its predecessor co...
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