The Anconine Republic () was a

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formed on 19 November 1797. It came about after a French victory at

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

in February 1797, and the consequent occupation of the city.Philip's Atlas of World History It existed in the region of

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, with Ancona serving as its capital. Despite the

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stating that Ancona and the surrounding region had to be returned to the

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, the municipality proclaimed the decadence of papal rule, under French protection. The subsequent tension led to general conflict with

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and the French occupation of the whole of the Papal States. Ancona was incorporated into the

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on 7 March 1798. It had a consul as its head. Ancona is now a province of Italy, in the central part of the country on the

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