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The French Republic
République française
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/f/fr.gif
Flag Description: The origins of the tricolore are said to be a rosette, created in July 1789 during the French Revolution, which (according to legend among vexillologists) used a combination of the colours of the coat of arms of Paris (red and blue), symbolically separated by the royal colour (white), with the combination often being credited to the Marquis de Lafayette. There are many theories and suppositions about the choice of colours and indeed Lafayette's involvement in the process. One theory says that Lafayette was inspired by the colours used by the American revolutionaries; another that it symbolized the control of the people over the monarchy (Paris' colours - blue and red - bording monarchy's colour - white) at a time when parliamentary monarchy was still seen as a possibility in France; another that the French design and scheme originated with the Dutch flag - the first tricolour.
Population Information:
Total Population (c1806): 29,107,000
Population Density: N/A
Urban/Rural Population:
Urban: 10% (Estitmate)
Rural: 90% (Estimate)
Historical Information:
The borders of modern France are roughly the same as those of ancient Gaul, which was inhabited by Celtic Gauls. Gaul was conquered by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BC, and the Gauls eventually adopted Roman speech (Latin, which evolved into the French language) and Roman culture. Christianity took root in the 2nd century and 3rd century AD, and became so firmly established by the fourth and fifth centuries that St. Jerome wrote that Gaul was the only region “free from heresy”. In the Middle Ages, the French would adopt this as a justification for calling themselves “the Most-Christian Kingdom of France.”
In the 4th century AD, Gaul's eastern frontier along the Rhine was overrun by Germanic tribes, principally the Franks, from whom the ancient name of "Francie" was derived. The modern name "France" derives from the name of the feudal domain of the Capetian Kings of France around Paris. Existence as a separate entity began with the Treaty of Verdun (843), with the division of Charlemagne's Carolingian empire into East Francia, Middle Francia and Western Francia. Western Francia approximated the area occupied by modern France.
The Carolingians ruled France until 987, when Hugh Capet, Duke of France and Count of Paris, was crowned King of France. His descendants, the Capetian, Valois and Bourbon dynasties progressively unified the country through a series of wars and dynastic inheritance. The monarchy reached its height during the 17th century and the reign of Louis XIV. At this time France had a tremendous influence over European politics, economy and culture and possessed the largest population in Europe (see Demographics of France).
The monarchy ruled France until 1789, when the French Revolution took place. King Louis XVI and wife, Marie Antoinette, were killed, along with thousands of other French citizens. Napoleon Bonaparte seized control of the Republic in 1799
Political Information:
Country Name:
Official/Legal: The French Republic
Conventional: France
Government Type: Parliamentary Consulate
Capital: Paris
Administrative Divisions: (http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/france/france1810s.gif)
The Regions of Holland, Germany, and Italy (aside from Piedmont) are not under French control.
Départements of France
- Ain
- Aisne
- Allier
- Alpes de Hautes Provence
- Alpes Maritimes
- Ardèche
- Ardennes
- Ariège
- Aube
- Aude
- Aveyron
- Bas Rhin
- Bouches du Rhône
- Calvados
- Cantal
- Charente
- Charente Maritime
- Cher
- Correze
- Corse du Sud
- Côte d'or
- Côtes d'amor
- Creuse
- Deux Sèvres
- Dordogne
- Drôme
- Essonne
- Eure
- Eure et Loir
- Finistère
- Gard
- Gers
- Gironde
- Haut Rhin
- Haut Vienne
- Hauts de Seine
- Hautes Alpes
- Haute Corse
- Haute Garonne
- Haute Loire
- Haute Marne
- Haute Pyrénées
- Haute Saône
- Haute Savoie
- Haute Vienne
- Hérault
- Ille et Villaine
- Indre
- Indre et Loire
- Isère
- Jura
- Landes
- Loir et Cher
- Loire
- Loire Atlantique
- Loiret
- Lot
- Lot et Garonne
- Lozère
- Maine et Loire
- Manche
- Marne
- Mayenne
- Meurthe et Moselle
- Meuse
- Morbihan
- Moselle
- Nievre
- Nord
- Oise
- Orne
- Pas de Calais
- Puy de Dôme
- Pyrénées Atlantiques
- Pyrénées Orientales
- Rhône
- Saône et Loire
- Sarthe
- Savoie
- Sein et Marne
- Seine Maritime
- Seine St Denis
- Somme
- Tarn
- Tarn et Garonne
- Territoire de Belfort
- Val de Marne
- Val d'Oise
- Var
- Vaucluse
- Vendée
- Vienne
- Seine
- Vosges
- Yonne
- Yvelines
- Département du Sud
- Département de l'Inganne
- Département du Nord
- Département de l'Ouest
- Département de Samana
- Sainte-Lucie
- Île de France
- Indes-Orientales
- Mont-Terrible
- Dyle Bruxelles
- Escaut
- Forêts
- Jemmape
- Lys
- Meuse-Inférieure
- Deux-Nèthes
- Ourthe
- Sambre-et-Meuse
Constitution: The Constitution of the Year VII
Executive Branch:
Head of State:
[SIZE="1"]De Jure: First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
De Facto: Consuls Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance
Head of Government: First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
Cabinet: N/A
[More to come]
République française
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/f/fr.gif
Flag Description: The origins of the tricolore are said to be a rosette, created in July 1789 during the French Revolution, which (according to legend among vexillologists) used a combination of the colours of the coat of arms of Paris (red and blue), symbolically separated by the royal colour (white), with the combination often being credited to the Marquis de Lafayette. There are many theories and suppositions about the choice of colours and indeed Lafayette's involvement in the process. One theory says that Lafayette was inspired by the colours used by the American revolutionaries; another that it symbolized the control of the people over the monarchy (Paris' colours - blue and red - bording monarchy's colour - white) at a time when parliamentary monarchy was still seen as a possibility in France; another that the French design and scheme originated with the Dutch flag - the first tricolour.
Population Information:
Total Population (c1806): 29,107,000
Population Density: N/A
Urban/Rural Population:
Urban: 10% (Estitmate)
Rural: 90% (Estimate)
Historical Information:
The borders of modern France are roughly the same as those of ancient Gaul, which was inhabited by Celtic Gauls. Gaul was conquered by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BC, and the Gauls eventually adopted Roman speech (Latin, which evolved into the French language) and Roman culture. Christianity took root in the 2nd century and 3rd century AD, and became so firmly established by the fourth and fifth centuries that St. Jerome wrote that Gaul was the only region “free from heresy”. In the Middle Ages, the French would adopt this as a justification for calling themselves “the Most-Christian Kingdom of France.”
In the 4th century AD, Gaul's eastern frontier along the Rhine was overrun by Germanic tribes, principally the Franks, from whom the ancient name of "Francie" was derived. The modern name "France" derives from the name of the feudal domain of the Capetian Kings of France around Paris. Existence as a separate entity began with the Treaty of Verdun (843), with the division of Charlemagne's Carolingian empire into East Francia, Middle Francia and Western Francia. Western Francia approximated the area occupied by modern France.
The Carolingians ruled France until 987, when Hugh Capet, Duke of France and Count of Paris, was crowned King of France. His descendants, the Capetian, Valois and Bourbon dynasties progressively unified the country through a series of wars and dynastic inheritance. The monarchy reached its height during the 17th century and the reign of Louis XIV. At this time France had a tremendous influence over European politics, economy and culture and possessed the largest population in Europe (see Demographics of France).
The monarchy ruled France until 1789, when the French Revolution took place. King Louis XVI and wife, Marie Antoinette, were killed, along with thousands of other French citizens. Napoleon Bonaparte seized control of the Republic in 1799
Political Information:
Country Name:
Official/Legal: The French Republic
Conventional: France
Government Type: Parliamentary Consulate
Capital: Paris
Administrative Divisions: (http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/france/france1810s.gif)
The Regions of Holland, Germany, and Italy (aside from Piedmont) are not under French control.
Départements of France
- Ain
- Aisne
- Allier
- Alpes de Hautes Provence
- Alpes Maritimes
- Ardèche
- Ardennes
- Ariège
- Aube
- Aude
- Aveyron
- Bas Rhin
- Bouches du Rhône
- Calvados
- Cantal
- Charente
- Charente Maritime
- Cher
- Correze
- Corse du Sud
- Côte d'or
- Côtes d'amor
- Creuse
- Deux Sèvres
- Dordogne
- Drôme
- Essonne
- Eure
- Eure et Loir
- Finistère
- Gard
- Gers
- Gironde
- Haut Rhin
- Haut Vienne
- Hauts de Seine
- Hautes Alpes
- Haute Corse
- Haute Garonne
- Haute Loire
- Haute Marne
- Haute Pyrénées
- Haute Saône
- Haute Savoie
- Haute Vienne
- Hérault
- Ille et Villaine
- Indre
- Indre et Loire
- Isère
- Jura
- Landes
- Loir et Cher
- Loire
- Loire Atlantique
- Loiret
- Lot
- Lot et Garonne
- Lozère
- Maine et Loire
- Manche
- Marne
- Mayenne
- Meurthe et Moselle
- Meuse
- Morbihan
- Moselle
- Nievre
- Nord
- Oise
- Orne
- Pas de Calais
- Puy de Dôme
- Pyrénées Atlantiques
- Pyrénées Orientales
- Rhône
- Saône et Loire
- Sarthe
- Savoie
- Sein et Marne
- Seine Maritime
- Seine St Denis
- Somme
- Tarn
- Tarn et Garonne
- Territoire de Belfort
- Val de Marne
- Val d'Oise
- Var
- Vaucluse
- Vendée
- Vienne
- Seine
- Vosges
- Yonne
- Yvelines
- Département du Sud
- Département de l'Inganne
- Département du Nord
- Département de l'Ouest
- Département de Samana
- Sainte-Lucie
- Île de France
- Indes-Orientales
- Mont-Terrible
- Dyle Bruxelles
- Escaut
- Forêts
- Jemmape
- Lys
- Meuse-Inférieure
- Deux-Nèthes
- Ourthe
- Sambre-et-Meuse
Constitution: The Constitution of the Year VII
Executive Branch:
Head of State:
[SIZE="1"]De Jure: First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
De Facto: Consuls Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance
Head of Government: First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
Cabinet: N/A
[More to come]