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Republic of San Marco

1848 in the Austrian Empire1849 disestablishmentsFormer republicsHistory of Venice after 1797Italian unification
Kingdom of SardiniaRevolutions of 1848 in the Italian statesStates and territories established in 1848
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The Republic of San Marco (Italian: Repubblica di San Marco) or the Venetian Republic (Venetian: Repùblega Vèneta) was an Italian revolutionary state which existed for 17 months in 1848–1849. Based on the Venetian Lagoon, it extended into most of Venetia, or the Terraferma territory of the Republic of Venice, suppressed 51 years earlier in the French Revolutionary Wars. After declaring independence from the Habsburg Austrian Empire, the republic later joined the Kingdom of Sardinia in an attempt, led by the latter, to unite northern Italy against foreign (mainly Austrian but also French) domination. But the First Italian War of Independence ended in the defeat of Sardinia, and Austrian forces reconquered the Republic of San Marco on 28 August 1849 following a long siege.

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Republic of San Marco
Fondamenta de le Terese, Mestre Venezia-Murano-Burano

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N 45.433333333333 ° E 12.316666666667 °
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Convento delle Terese

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30170 Mestre, Venezia-Murano-Burano
Veneto, Italy
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