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Parthenopean Republic 1799
The Parthenopean Republic lasted from January 24, 1799, to June 13,
1799.
The term Parthenopean Republic derives from the word
Parthenope, which is an old name for Naples.
The French Revolutionary army, led by
General Jean Étienne Championnet, showed
King Ferdinand IV
of Naples the door and set up the Parthenopean Republic in
January 1799.
By June 1799 Ferdinand's
friends, among them naval expert
Horatio Nelson,
were back in town and ready to show the French out.
France officially let go of Naples
by signing the
Treaty of
Amiens on March 27, 1802.
Or rather, the French let go, but Napoleon came
back for more in 1806.
See also the chart
Governments of Naples.
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