Ombrone (department)
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Ombrone (French: [ɔ̃.bʁɔn]) was a department of the First French Empire in what is now Italy. It was named after the river Ombrone. It was formed in 1808, when the Kingdom of Etruria (formerly the Grand Duchy of Tuscany) was annexed directly to France. Its capital was Siena.
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Department of Ombrone | |||||||||
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Department of the First French Empire | |||||||||
1808–1814 | |||||||||
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Administrative map of the Italian portion of the French Empire. | |||||||||
Capital | Siena | ||||||||
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• Coordinates | 43°20′N 11°20′E | ||||||||
• 1812[1] | 7,748.97 km2 (2,991.89 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1812[1] | 189,307 | ||||||||
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• Annexion from the Kingdom of Etruria | 25 May 1808 | ||||||||
1814 | |||||||||
Political subdivisions | 3 Arrondissements[1] | ||||||||
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The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was restored to its previous Habsburg-Lorraine prince, Ferdinand III. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Siena, Arezzo and Grosseto.