Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)
Free City of Danzig | |||||||||
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| 1807–1814 | |||||||||
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.svg) The Free City of Danzig in 1812 | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of the French Empire under the protection of Saxony and Prussia | ||||||||
| Capital | Danzig | ||||||||
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| Government | Constitutional republic | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1807–1814 | Jean Rapp | ||||||||
| Mayor | |||||||||
• 1807–1808 | Carl von Gralath | ||||||||
• 1808–1812 | Gottlieb Hufeland | ||||||||
• 1812–1814 | Johann Wernsdorff | ||||||||
| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
• Established | 21 July 1807 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 January 1814 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 478 km2 (185 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Census | 64,234 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-independent city-state created by Napoleon on 21 July 1807, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars following the takeover of the city in the siege of Danzig in May. After the Congress of Vienna, Danzig was taken over by Prussia.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Poland and the Local Poles in the Free City of Danzig between the two World Wars" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
