Corsican Republic

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former country former republic historical state

The Corsican Republic was an 18th-century independent state on the island of Corsica, notable for its pioneering democratic constitution and brief experiment in self-governance before French annexation.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former country ⓘ
former republic ⓘ
historical state ⓘ
annexationYear 1769 ⓘ
annexedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
capital Corte ⓘ
commonLanguage Corsican ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
conflict Corsican War of Independence ⓘ
constitutionAdopted 1755 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Corsica ⓘ
currency Corsican lira ⓘ
dissolved 1769 ⓘ
duration 1755–1769 ⓘ
enemy Kingdom of France ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
established 1755 ⓘ
firstLeader Pasquale Paoli ⓘ
flag Moor's head flag ⓘ
surface form: Moor's Head flag
followedBy Kingdom of France ⓘ
founder Pasquale Paoli ⓘ
governmentType constitutional republic ⓘ
republic ⓘ
hasConstitution Corsican Constitution of 1755 ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment representative democracy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle General of the Nation ⓘ
headOfState Pasquale Paoli ⓘ
headOfStateTitle General of the Nation ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
influenced later democratic movements in Europe ⓘ
legalSystem written constitution ⓘ
legislativeBody Consulta of Corsica ⓘ
Corsican Diet ⓘ
locatedOn Corsica ⓘ
surface form: island of Corsica
mottoLanguage Italian ⓘ
notableFor early democratic constitution ⓘ
experiment in self-governance ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
universal male suffrage for property owners ⓘ
partOf Enlightenment-era political experiments ⓘ
history of Corsica ⓘ
history of France ⓘ
precededBy Republic of Genoa ⓘ
presentIn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
recognizedBy Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
symbol Moor's Head ⓘ
territoryClaimed entire island of Corsica ⓘ

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Corsicans → historicalEvent → Corsican Republic ⓘ