Méditerranée

Département de la Méditerranée Département of First French Empire ← 1808–1814 →   → Flag Coat of arms Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Méditerranée is on the lower right corner. Capital Livorno 43°33′N 10°19′E / 43.55°N 10.317°E / 43.55; 10.317Coordinates: 43°33′N 10°19′E / 43.55°N 10.317°E / 43.55; 10.317 History  - Annexion from the Kingdom of Etruria 25 May 1808  - Treaty of Fontainebleau 1814 Area  - 1810[1] 4,910 km2 (1,896 sq mi) Population  - 1810[1] 318,725       Density 64.9 /km2  (168.1 /sq mi) Political subdivisions 3 (4)Arrondissements [1]

Méditerranée was the name of a département of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Mediterranean Sea. It was formed in 1808, when Tuscany was annexed by France. Its capital was Livorno. It was divided into the following arrondissements (situation 1812):

• Livorno.
• Elba island (Portoferraio).
• Pisa.
• Volterra.

Elba was, from 1808 to 1811 a separate entity, ruled by a Commissaire général^[2].

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided over the Italian provinces Livorno, Pisa, Florence and Siena.

See also

• Tuscany
• History of Tuscany
• First French Empire
• Grand Duchy of Tuscany
• Kingdom of Etruria
• Medici Family
• House of Habsburg-Lorraine
• House of Bourbon-Parma
• Rulers of Tuscany
• Line of succession to the Tuscan Throne

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Marne - Nord". http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/almanac/chapter10/c_chapter10f.html. Retrieved 28-09-2010. 
2. ^ "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Eure et Loire - Jura". http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/almanac/chapter10/c_chapter10d.html. Retrieved 28-09-2010.