Italian United Provinces

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 States (Romagna, Marche and Umbria) and in the Duchies of Parma and Modena.

Italian United Provinces
Province Unite Italiane
1831
Flag of Italian United Provinces
Flag
of Italian United Provinces
Coat of arms
CapitalBologna[1]
Common languagesItalian
GovernmentParliamentary republic[2]
LegislatureProvisional Assembly
History 
• Established
5 February 1831
• Disestablished
26 April[3] 1831
CurrencyRoman 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

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

Government

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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

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The revolutionary government of the Italian United Provinces fell on 26 April 1831. It was brought down by Austrian troops sent to the aid of the Pope and the Emilian Dukes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Provisional capital
  2. ^ a b c d "Costituzione delle Provincie Unite Italiane" (in Italian). community of Parma. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  3. ^ a b "Lo Stato delle Province Unite Italiane" (in Italian). Rai Storia. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  4. ^ I volontari italiani: storia delle rivoluzioni in Italia dal 1821 fino al 1861. O. del Carreto. 1862. pp. 195–. Province Unite Italiane 1831.
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