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Arno (department)

1800s in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany1808 establishments in Italy1808 establishments in the First French Empire1810s in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany1814 disestablishments in Italy
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Arno (French pronunciation: ​[aʁno]) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Arno river. It was formed in 1808, when the Kingdom of Etruria (formerly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Florence. The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was restored to its previous Habsburg-Lorraine prince, Ferdinand III. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Florence, Prato, Arezzo, Pistoia and Forlì-Cesena.

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Arno (department)
Lungarno Corsini, Florence Quartiere 1

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N 43.77 ° E 11.25 °
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Lungarno Corsini
50123 Florence, Quartiere 1
Tuscany, Italy
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