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![[AH] Republic of the Italian United States](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/2f3dc4c6-717e-4a0f-88ce-4683232a682f/de55fs6-4d51c7e5-98f6-4d0d-aa91-178533d6c54f.png/v1/crop/w_184,h_184,x_15,y_0,scl_0.4070796460177,q_70,strp/_ah__republic_of_the_italian_united_states_by_al3ssio97_de55fs6-92s-2x.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NDUyIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvMmYzZGM0YzYtNzE3ZS00YTBmLTg4Y2UtNDY4MzIzMmE2ODJmXC9kZTU1ZnM2LTRkNTFjN2U1LTk4ZjYtNGQwZC1hYTkxLTE3ODUzM2Q2YzU0Zi5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9NjAwIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.QXL-02h_6XL0fQm2rLmI3_WjZ6RqMMsea1oHpGNAv-k)
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The Most Serene Republic of Genoa had a long and varied history. After being founded in 1005 it became one of the most important centres of commerce in the Mediterrean Sea. However the Republic suffered multiple humiliations from the French, most notably the occupation from 1458 to 1522 and the annexation by the First French Republic in 1797.
But in April 1814, with Napoleon's defeat a certainty, the Republic was re-established and it sent delegates to the Congress of Vienna, in which they wanted to confirm their new status. However many European countries were opposed to this, instead wanting to bulk up the Kingdom of Sardinia as the shield of the Italian peninsular. Luckily a compromise was reached, which resulted in Genoa ceding the region of Savona to Sardinia and Genoa being proclaimed a neutral republic similiar to the Swiss Confederation.
Neutrality benefitted the Genoan economy greatly, establishing the city state once again as a major European banking centre. However the new Republic only lasted for 48 years until 1866, when it joined the Italian Republic, which was founded by popular uprisings initiated by a revolutionary named Giuseppe Garibaldi. starting in Two Sicilies in 1862 and later spreading to the other conservative Italian states, toppeling the Papal States, Tuscany, Modena, Parma and even the Habsburg-ruled Lombardy-Venetia.
Made for the 95th round of the Map of the Fortnight contest ("Ab Urbe Condita") on alternatehistory.com.
But in April 1814, with Napoleon's defeat a certainty, the Republic was re-established and it sent delegates to the Congress of Vienna, in which they wanted to confirm their new status. However many European countries were opposed to this, instead wanting to bulk up the Kingdom of Sardinia as the shield of the Italian peninsular. Luckily a compromise was reached, which resulted in Genoa ceding the region of Savona to Sardinia and Genoa being proclaimed a neutral republic similiar to the Swiss Confederation.
Neutrality benefitted the Genoan economy greatly, establishing the city state once again as a major European banking centre. However the new Republic only lasted for 48 years until 1866, when it joined the Italian Republic, which was founded by popular uprisings initiated by a revolutionary named Giuseppe Garibaldi. starting in Two Sicilies in 1862 and later spreading to the other conservative Italian states, toppeling the Papal States, Tuscany, Modena, Parma and even the Habsburg-ruled Lombardy-Venetia.
Made for the 95th round of the Map of the Fortnight contest ("Ab Urbe Condita") on alternatehistory.com.
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The basis for an alternate history?