Tag Archives: Napoleon

Confederation of the Rhine

Posted on August 2, 2014 by davidseurope

CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE    Or, Rhenish Confederation; RHEINBUND;  la Confédération du Rhin. In July 1806 a group of German principalities with the foreknowledge and approval of France joined together to form a new Confederation.   From the south of Germany came … Continue reading →

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Brenta

Posted on June 30, 2013 by davidseurope

BRENTA Department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.   Its capital was Padua.  Its territory had been Venetian until 1797, then became Austrian until 1805 and was so again after Napoleon’s fall.   The River Brenta flows into the Venetian lagoon.

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Bouches-de-l’Elbe

Posted on June 23, 2013 by davidseurope

BOUCHES-DE-L’ELBE Department in the French Empire, 1810-13, joining the former Free Cities of Hamburg (the capital of the department) and Lübeck with former Hanoverian territory.   The territories were restored after the fall of Napoleon to their former owners, except for … Continue reading →

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Basso Po

Posted on May 21, 2013 by davidseurope

BASSO PO   Bas-Po. A Department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of  Italy, in the region of the delta of the Po, combining a former part of the Papal States (principal town, Ferrara), which had been in the Cisalpine Republic from 1797, … Continue reading →

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Apennins

Posted on April 19, 2013 by davidseurope

APENNINS   Appennino. Department in the French Empire, at the northwestern end of the Apennines.   Its capital was Chiavari, its largest town La Spezia; It was formed from the eastern lands of the Ligurian Republic (formerly the Republic of Genoa), which … Continue reading →

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Agogna

Posted on April 4, 2013 by davidseurope

AGOGNA Westernmost department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, extending from the River Po to the Alps northwest and west of Lake Maggiore.  Its capital, Novara, stood above the River Agogna, a tributary of the Po. Its territory had belonged … Continue reading →

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Adriatico

Posted on April 3, 2013 by davidseurope

ADRIATICO   Adriatique. Department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, 1805-14, with Venice as capital.   It stretched along the coast from the Po delta to the River Isonzo.   Its lands were Venetian until 1797, then Austrian until 1805, and Austrian again … Continue reading →

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Adda

Posted on April 2, 2013 by davidseurope

ADDA Department in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, consisting of the Val Tellina, through which the River Adda flows.   The Val Tellina had belonged to the Grisons until 1797, when it was added to the Cisalpine Republic.   It did not … Continue reading →

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