Mainz Republic

The Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state in the current German territory.^[1] It was in Mainz. It was made because of the French Revolutionary Wars. It lasted from March to July 1793.

Republic of Mainz / Rhenish-German Free State Mainzer Republik  (German) Rheinisch-Deutscher Freistaat  (German) République de Mayence  (French)
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
• National Convention approved accession to French Republic	30 March 1793
• Reconquered by Austro-Prussian forces	22 July 1793
Preceded by Succeeded by Electorate of Mainz Electorate of Mainz
Today part of	Germany

Liberty pole, erected in Mainz in January 1793