Peace of Tolentino

1797

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The Peace of Tolentino was a treaty signed on February 19, 1797, between France and the Papal States. This agreement concluded Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Italy against the Papal States. Pope Pius VI agreed to cede territories, including Romagna, and pay an indemnity to France. The treaty also stipulated the handover of artworks and the abandonment of claims to Avignon. These territories, along with Austrian Lombardy and Modena, were to form the Cisalpine Republic, a French-controlled state. This treaty was a significant step in Napoleon's Italian campaign, leading to the eventual Treaty of Campo Formio with Austria.12

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…ceded to them in the Peace of Tolentino (February 19, 1797). French armies also occupied the duchy of Modena and most of the grand duchy of Tuscany, including the port of Livorno. After defeating the Austrians on Venetian territory during the winter of 1796–97, Napoleon turned his offensive northward, crossing…
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…ceded to them in the Peace of Tolentino (February 19, 1797). French armies also occupied the duchy of Modena and most of the grand duchy of Tuscany, including the port of Livorno. After defeating the Austrians on Venetian territory during the winter of 1796–97, Napoleon turned his offensive northward, crossing…
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