Rome (French: [ʁɔm]) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. Its principal city was Rome. It was formed on 17 May 1809, when the Papal States were annexed by France, and was first known as the Département du Tibre (after the Tiber river) before being renamed on 17 February 1810. Following the conquest of the Eternal City, Napoleon granted to his son Napoleon II the title of the King of Rome.

Département de Rome
department of the First French Empire
1809–1814
Coat of arms of Rome
Coat of arms

Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire.
CapitalRome
Area
 • Coordinates41°54′N 12°30′E / 41.900°N 12.500°E / 41.900; 12.500
 
• 1812[1]
3,676.6 km2 (1,419.5 sq mi)
Population 
• 1812[1]
586,000
History 
• Annexion from the Papal States
17 May 1809 1809
• Name changed from Tibre to Rome
17 February 1810
1814
Political subdivisions6 Arrondissements[1]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Papal States
Papal States

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Papal States were restored to Pius VII. Its territory corresponds approximately to the modern Italian region of Lazio.

Subdivisions edit

The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 459-460, accessed in Gallica 26 July 2013 (in French)