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(Redirected from Sister Republics) Client state of France during the French Revolutionary Wars For the French revolutionary government, see revolutionary republic.
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1799 caricature in which the Prussian ("God, how it grows; It's terrifying"), Russian ("That should be good to eat"), and Austrian ("Don't touch, my friend, it's poisonous") monarchs watch how republics spring up like mushrooms around France, spreading towards other European capitals
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Sister republics (French: république sœur, pronounced [ʁepyblik sœʁ] ) were republics established by the French First Republic or local pro-French revolutionaries during the French Revolutionary Wars. Though nominally independent, sister republics were heavily reliant on French protection, making them in effect client states of France. This became particularly evident after the First French Empire was established in 1804, after which France annexed several sister republics and transformed the remainder into monarchies ruled by members of the House of Bonaparte.

History

The French Revolution was a period of social and political upheaval in France from 1789 until 1799. The Republicans who overthrew the monarchy were driven by ideas of popular sovereignty, rule of law, and representative democracy. The Republicans borrowed ideas and values from Whiggism and Enlightenment philosophers. The French Republic supported the spread of republican principles in Europe. According to Paul D. Van Wie most of these sister republics became a means of controlling occupied lands as client regimes through a mix of French and local power.

Sister republics in Italy

Other sister republics

Map of France and her sister republics in 1798

See also

References

  1. Van Wie, Paul D. (1999). Image, History, and Politics: The Coinage of Modern Europe. University Press of America. pp. 116–7. ISBN 9780761812227. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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