United Italian Provinces or Italian United Provinces (, in modern Italian: ''Province Unite Italiane'') was a short-lived state (a

Republic A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...

) that was established in 1831 in some territories of the

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(

Romagna Romagna () is an Italian historical region that approximately corresponds to the south-eastern portion of present-day Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. Etymology The name ''Romagna'' originates from the Latin name ''Romania'', which originally ...

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

and

Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...

) and in the Duchies of

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

and

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

. It existed from 5 February (following the popular uprising in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

, when the temporal power of the

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and the Emilian

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s were declared to be revoked) until 26 April, 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. The executive power was vested in: * Giovanni Vicini, President * Leopoldo Armaroli, Minister of Justice * Terenzio Mamiani della Rovere, Minister of the Interior *

Lodovico Sturiani Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to: *Ludovico Sforza (1452-1508), Duke of Milan * Cigoli (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect * Lodovico, Count Corti (1823–1888), Italian diplomat * Lodovico Agostini (1534–159 ...

, Minister of Finance * Cesare Bianchetti, Minister of Foreign Affairs * General Pier Damiano Armandi, Minister of War and Navy * Pio Sarti, Minister of Police * Francesco Orioli, Minister of Public Education

History

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.

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Flag and history of the Italian United Provinces

{{Former monarchies Italian peninsula States and territories established in the 1830s States and territories disestablished in the 1830s Italian states Italian unification History of Emilia-Romagna History of Bologna History of Umbria History of le Marche Revolutions of 1830