Italian United Provinces

Italian United Provinces
Provincie Unite Italiane
1831
Flag
Capital Bologna[1]
Languages Italian
Government Parliamentary republic[2]
President Giovanni Vicini[3]
Legislature Provisional Assembly
History
   Established 5 February 1831
   Disestablished 26 April[4] 1831
Currency Roman scudo
Parman lira
Modenese Thaler
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Papal States
Duchy of Parma
Duchy of Modena
Papal States
Duchy of Parma
Duchy of Modena
b. ...

United Italian Provinces or Italian United Provinces (Italian: Provincie Unite Italiane,[2] in modern Italian: Province Unite Italiane) was a short-lived state (a republic) that was established in 1831 in some territories of the Papal State (Romagna, Marche and Umbria) and in the Duchies of Parma and Modena.

It existed since February 5 (following the popular uprising in Bologna, when the temporal power of the Pope and the Emilian Dukes were declared to be revoked) until April 26, the day the city of Ancona was taken by the Austrian troops.

Government

The Constitution of the Italian United Provinces was adopted on March 4 by a national Assembly.[2] The executive power was vested in:[2]

History

The revolutionary government of the Italian United Provinces fell on April 26, 1831. It was brought down by Austrian troops sent to the aid of the Pope and the Emilian Dukes.[4]

References

  1. Provisional capital
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Costituzione delle Provincie Unite Italiane" (PDF) (in Italian). community of Parma. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  3. I volontari italiani: storia delle rivoluzioni in Italia dal 1821 fino al 1861. O. del Carreto. 1862. pp. 195–.
  4. 1 2 "Lo Stato delle Province Unite Italiane" (in Italian). Rai Storia. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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