Republic of Mainz
Republic of Mainz / Rhenish-German Free State | |||||||||
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| March – July 1793 | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Mainz | ||||||||
| Government | Revolutionary republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||
• Occupied by Custine | 21 October 1792 | ||||||||
• Independence proclaimed | 18 March 1793 | ||||||||
• Delegates sent to Paris | 23 March 1793 | ||||||||
| 30 March 1793 | |||||||||
| 22 July 1793 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state in the current German territory and was centered in Mainz. A product of the French Revolutionary Wars, it lasted from March to July 1793.