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The French monarchy, along with the Kingdom of France itself, was abolished on 21 September 1792, when the First French Republic was proclaimed. The Revolution did away with the concept of ownership of political entities by individuals. As such the French Republic was a unitary state rather than a mosaic of vassals or "semi-states".
The War of the First Coalition broke out in autumn 1792, when several European powers formed an alliance against Republican France.The first major operation was the annexation of the County of Nice and the Duchy of Savoy (both states of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia) by 30,000 French troops.
Sister republics (French: république sœur, pronounced [ʁepyblik sœʁ] ⓘ) were republics established by the French First Republic or local pro-French revolutionaries during the French Revolutionary Wars. Though nominally independent, sister republics were heavily reliant on French protection, making them in effect client states of France.
The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain , Austria , Prussia , Russia , and several other countries.
1st millennium, Border between Italy and Burgundy. 1481, Provence inherited by the king of France, border between France and Germany (Savoy and Saluzzo). 1860 after Italian unification. From Isola - Vinadio to Sospel - Camporosso. 1860 Italian unification and Nice ceded to France. Menton - Ventimiglia. 1860 Italian unification, border between ...
The scope of this article begins in 1815, after a round of negotiations about European borders and spheres of influence were agreed upon at the Congress of Vienna. [3] The Congress of Vienna was a nine-month, pan-European meeting of statesmen who met to settle the many issues arising from the destabilising impact of the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the ...
The terms dictate occupation over northern and western France, while the collaborationist French State is allowed to govern the unoccupied lands alongside the oversea colonies. 1940 June 24 — The Franco-Italian Armistice is signed, awarding Italy a thin strip of land on the border.
The French Republic [1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France [2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments [3] [4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.