Rauracian Republic
The Rauracian Republic was a short-lived French occupation zone that included parts of modern Switzerland around the Jura mountains. It was created from the northern portion of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire.
Rauracian Republic République rauracienne | |||||||||
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| 1792–1793 | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of France | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolution | ||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 17 December 1792 | ||||||||
• Integration into France | 23 March 1793 | ||||||||
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The Rauracian Republic existed for just a few months. It was inaugurated on 17 December 1792 and absorbed into France on 23 March 1793. Twenty-two years later, in 1815, Basel and Bern divided the territory of the former republic between them.
The name of the Republic was taken from the Latin name of an ancient Celtic tribe, the Raurici, who settled the southern part of the Upper Rhine. The Raurici were related to the Helvetii, whose name was later bestowed on another French client state, the Helvetic Republic.