Corcyre
French department (1797–1802) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corcyre (French: [kɔʁ.kiʁ]; archaic French for "Corfu"; Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kerkyra) was one of three short-lived French departments of Greece.
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Department of Corcyre Département de Corcyre | |||||||||||
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1797–1799 | |||||||||||
Status | Department of the French First Republic | ||||||||||
Chef-lieu | Corfu 39.70°N 19.79°E / 39.70; 19.79 | ||||||||||
Official languages | French | ||||||||||
Common languages | Greek | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Commissioners | Louis Chicoilet de Corbigny Jean Briche | ||||||||||
Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||||
18 October 1798 | |||||||||||
• Establishment | 7 November 1797 | ||||||||||
3 March 1799 | |||||||||||
25 March 1802 | |||||||||||
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