Cisalpine Republic

Cisalpine Republic
Repubblica Cisalpina
Sister Republic of France
1797–1802
The flag of the Cisalpine Republic was the Transpadane vertical Italian tricolour, with the square shape of the Cispadane flag.
The Cisalpine Republic (green) in 1799.
Capital		Milan
Languages		Italian
Government		Constitutional republic
First Director
•	1797–1799	Francesco Melzi d'Eril
Head of Government
•	1797	Pietro Verri
•	1797–1798	Giuseppe Parini
•	1798–1799	Alessandro Volta
Legislature		Legislative Council
•	Upper house	Council of Elders
•	Lower house	Council of Juniors
Historical era		Napoleonic Wars
•	Decree of Napoleon Bonaparte	June 29, 1797
•	Treaty of Campo Formio	October 17, 1797
•	Occupied by Austria	April 27, 1799
•	Restored by France	June 2, 1800
•	Renamed Italian Republic	January 26, 1802
Currency		Milanese scudo, lira, soldo and denaro
Preceded by Succeeded by Transpadane Republic Cispadane Republic Duchy of Mantua Republic of Venice Italian Republic (Napoleonic)

The flag of the Cisalpine Republic was the Transpadane vertical Italian tricolour, with the square shape of the Cispadane flag.

The Cisalpine Republic (Italian: Repubblica Cisalpina) was a Sister Republic of France in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.

After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one to the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one to the north, the Transpadane Republic. On 19 May 1797, Napoleon transferred the territories of the former Duchy of Modena to Transpadania and, on 12 Messidor (June 29), he decreed the birth of the Cisalpine Republic, creating a Directory for the republic and appointing its ministers. France published the constitution of the new republic on 20 Messidor (7 July), establishing the division of the territory into eleven departments: Adda (Lodi), Alpi Apuane (Massa), Crostolo (Reggio), Lario (Como), Montagna (Lecco), Olona (Milan), Panaro (Modena), Po (Cremona), Serio (Bergamo), Ticino (Pavia), and Verbano (Varese).