Republic of Cospaia
Republic of Cospaia | |||||||||||
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| 1440–1826 | |||||||||||
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| Motto: Perpetua et firma libertas (Latin for 'Eternal and steadfast freedom') | |||||||||||
Location of Cospaia | |||||||||||
| Status | Microstate | ||||||||||
| Capital | Cospaia | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||
| Government | Republic run by a council of 14 elders | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||||
• Established | 1440 | ||||||||||
| 26 June 1826 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Ducat | ||||||||||
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The Republic of Cospaia (Italian: Repubblica di Cospaia, local dialect: Republica de' Cošpäja) was a small state in northern Umbria, now in Italy, that was independent from 1440 to 1826. It was in what is now the hamlet (frazione) of Cospaia, in the municipality (comune) of San Giustino, in the Province of Perugia.