Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)

Infobox Former Country
native_name = "Ville libre de Dantzig" (fr) "Freie Stadt Danzig" (de) "Wolne Miasto Gdańsk" (pl)
conventional_long_name = Free City of Danzig
common_name = Danzig|
continent = Europe
region = Central Europe
country = Poland
era = Napoleonic Wars
status = Client
empire = First French Empire
government_type = Republic
year_start = 1807
year_end = 1814
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date_start = 21 July 1807
event_end = Ceded to Prussia
date_end =
event1 = French withdrawal
date_event1 = 2 January, 1814
p1 = West Prussia
flag_p1 = Flagge Preußen - Provinz Westpreußen.svg
s1 = West Prussia
flag_s1 = Flagge Preußen - Provinz Westpreußen.svg

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image_map_caption = The Free City of Danzig (yellow) on the Baltic coast, surrounded by Prussia, with the Duchy of Warsaw to the south
capital = Dantzig
latd=54 |latm=21 |latNS=N |longd=18 |longm=40 |longEW=E |
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leader1 = Napoleon Boneparte
title_leader = Protector
representative1 = François Lefebvre (first)
representative2 = F. von Massenbach (last)
year_representative1 = 1807
year_representative2 = 1814
title_representative = Governor
deputy1 = Karl von Gralath (first)
deputy2 = Jacob Schumann (last)
year_deputy1 = 1807 - 1808
year_deputy2 = 1813 - 1814
title_deputy = Senate President|

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The Free City of Danzig, sometimes referred to as the Republic of Danzig, was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon on September 9, 1807, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars following the capture of the city in the siege of Danzig in May. This territory was carved out from lands that made up part of the Kingdom of Prussia, consisting of the city of Danzig (now known as Gdańsk) along with its rural possessions on the mouth of Vistula, together with the Hel Peninsula and the southern half of the Vistula Spit. From late January to 29 November 1813, Russian forces laid siege to the city and the French occupying forces withdrew on 2 January, 1814.

After the Congress of Vienna of 1814/5, Danzig was reincorporated into Prussia. Although made the capital of a district and the province of West Prussia, the traditional autonomy of the city was significantly reduced.