Italian United Provinces Province Unite Italiane | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1831 | |||||||||||||||||
 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Bologna[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Provisional Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 5 February 1831 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 26 April[3] 1831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Roman scudo Parman lira Modenese Thaler | ||||||||||||||||
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United Italian Provinces orItalian United Provinces (Italian:Provincie Unite Italiane,[2] in modern Italian:Province Unite Italiane) was a short-lived state (aRepublic) that was established in 1831 in some territories of thePapal States (Romagna,Marche andUmbria) and in theDuchies ofParma andModena.
It existed from 5 February (following thepopular uprising inBologna, when the temporal power of thePope and theEmilianDukes were declared to be revoked) until 26 April, the day thecity of Ancona was taken by theAustrian troops.
The Constitution of the Italian United Provinces was adopted on March 4 by a national Assembly.[2] The executive power was vested in:[2]
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]
Province Unite Italiane 1831.
