Rauracian Republic

The Raurakische Republic or Raurachische Republic ( République rauracienne ) was established by the French Revolution export daughter Republic, formed from the corresponding parts of the Holy Roman Empire of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel. It was established on 17 December 1792 and resolved through integration into the French Republic on 23 March 1793. The name refers to the Celtic tribe of the Rauricii, who settled in ancient times on the southern Upper Rhine.

Based on the defense alliance of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel with France in 1780, French troops occupied after the beginning of the First Coalition War in April 1792 related to the German Reich northern parts of the bishopric. The southern areas of La Neuveville, Montagne de Diesse, Biel, Erguel and Moutier and Montsevelier were not occupied, as these were under the military protection of Confederation.

After the proclamation of the French Republic in September 1792, there was unrest in the Bishopric and the formation of revolutionary committees. On 17 December, the Raurakische Republic was proclaimed as the first daughter of the French Republic. After the failure of two national assemblies to said the third in a forced and manipulated by France Vote for the connection to France from, which was completed on March 23, 1793 by the creation of the Département du Mont Terrible. By the Treaty of Campo Formio end of 1797 the department increased by the unoccupied parts of the prince-bishopric in the south, but already in 1800 it was integrated into the Department of Haut -Rhin.

With the end of Napoleonic rule in Europe, it turned again the issue of state affiliation of the former Prince-Bishops areas. The end of 1813 marched troops of the sixth coalition one, but remained the department in the first Treaty of Paris nor in France. The Congress of Vienna finally decided to inclusion in Switzerland and the breakdown between the cantons of Bern and Basel on 20 March 1815. The Canton of Jura in 1979 created largely coincides with the former parts of the empire of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel and sees its statehood strongly rooted in Raurakischen Republic.

The Raurakische Republic led - in contrast to other French subsidiary republics - in their short existence no independent national flag one. However, it is known that a national coat of arms was adopted. This consisted essentially of the Roman fasces, which is still to be found in the seal of France today.