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Ithaque
French department in the Ionian Islands (1797-1802); today part of Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ithaque (French: [i.tak]; French for "Ithaca") was one of three short-lived French departments of Greece.
Quick Facts Department of IthaqueDépartement d'Ithaque, Status ...
Department of Ithaque Département d'Ithaque | |||||||||||
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1797–1798 | |||||||||||
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Status | Department of the French First Republic | ||||||||||
Chef-lieu | Argostoli 38.17°N 20.49°E / 38.17; 20.49 | ||||||||||
Official languages | French | ||||||||||
Common languages | Greek | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Commissioner | Pierre-Pomponne-Amédée Pocholle | ||||||||||
Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||||
18 October 1798 | |||||||||||
• Establishment | 7 November 1797 | ||||||||||
• Fall of Cephalonia | 29 October 1798 | ||||||||||
25 March 1802 | |||||||||||
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