Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
kingdom in southern Europe between 1805 and 1814
The Kingdom of Italy (1805–1814, Italian: Regno d'Italia; French: Royaume d'Italie) was a kingdom in Northern Italy. It was formerly the Italian Republic. The kingdom was in union with France under Napoleon I. It ended with Napoleon's defeat. It covered Savoy and the modern provinces of Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trentino, South Tyrol, and Marche. Napoleon I also ruled the rest of northern and central Italy in the many different forms. These included Nice, Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio.
Kingdom of Italy Regno d'Italia Royaume d'Italie | |
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| 1805–1814 | |
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.svg) The Kingdom of Italy in 1812 | |
| Status | In personal union with the French Empire |
| Capital | Milan |
| Common languages | Italian, French |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| King | |
• 1805–1814 | Napoleon I |
| Viceroy | |
• 1805–1814 | Eugène de Beauharnais |
| Legislature | Consultant Senate |
| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars |
| 17 March 1805 | |
| 19 March 1805 | |
• Coronation of Napoleon I | 23 May 1805 |
| 26 December 1805 | |
| 8 February 1814 | |
| 11 April 1814 | |
| 30 May 1814 | |
| Currency | Italian Lira |
| ISO 3166 code | IT |
