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  2. Fall of the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Venice was dissolved and dismembered by the French general Napoleon Bonaparte and the Habsburg Monarchy on 12 May 1797, ending approximately 1,100 years of its existence. It was the final action of Napoleon's Italian campaign of 1796-1797 before the War of the First Coalition formally ended in October.

  3. Timeline of the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    1796 – Prelude to the Fall of the Republic The Republic of Venice can no longer defend itself since its war fleet numbers only 4 galleys and 7 galliots; French troops occupy the Venetian state up to the Adige. Vicenza, Cadore and Friuli are held by the Austrians; 1797 – The Fall of the Republic. April 9 – Napoleon threatens Venice with war

  4. Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Venice, [a] officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenìssima, [b] was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice. Founded, according to tradition, in 697 by Paolo Lucio Anafesto , over the course of its 1,100 years of history it established itself as one of the ...

  5. List of battles involving the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of battles fought by the Republic of Venice, from the traditional date of its founding in 697 until its dissolution in 1797, organized by date. The list includes both land and sea engagements, and is not exhaustive.

  6. History of the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Venice in AD 1000. The republican territory is dark red, the borders in light red. The Republic of Venice (Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta; Italian: Repubblica di Venezia) was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and 1797.

  7. Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands - Wikipedia

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    These three islands modelled their administration on Corfu's model and formed their own councils. The conquest was completed in 1718 with the capture of Lefkada. Each of the islands remained part of the Venetian Stato da Màr until Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the Republic of Venice in 1797.

  8. The Return of the Horses of San Marco - Wikipedia

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    In 1797 Napoleon invaded and dissolved the Republic of Venice, taking the Horses of Saint Mark as war booty to France. From 1807 they were displayed on top of the new Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris. [2] Following the first defeat of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna awarded Venice to the Austrian Empire as part of the Kingdom of Lombardy ...

  9. Military history of the Republic of Venice - Wikipedia

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    The military history of the Republic of Venice started shortly after its founding, spanning a period from the 9th century until the Republic's fall in the 18th century. Military conflict between Venice and Italy began in the early 9th century with the intervention of Charlemagne's son King Pepin of Italy into Venice, which resulted in a failed ...