The Constitution of the Cisalpine Republic ( it, Costituzione della Repubblica Cisalpina), was the first

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of the

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, a

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under

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, roughly comprising the modern-day northern

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s of Lombardy and

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. It came into effect on 20 messidor V (8 July 1797).
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. The territory was divided in French-like departments and

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. Every

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was abolished. This constitution did not survive a year since Napoleon left Italy towards

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in 1798.

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''Constitution des républiques française, cisalpine et ligurienne''
(1799)
{{Authority control Law of Italy Cisalpine Republic 1797 in law 1797 in Italy 1797 documents