Republic of Ragusa

Republic of Ragusa
*Republica de Ragusa*code: dlm is deprecated (Dalmatian)
*Respublica Ragusina*code: la is deprecated (Latin)
*Repubblica di Ragusa*code: it is deprecated (Italian)
*Dubrovačka Republika*code: hr is deprecated (Croatian)
*Repùblega de Raguxa*code: vec is deprecated (Venetian)
Republic of Ragusa Republica de Ragusa (Dalmatian); Respublica Ragusina (Latin); Repubblica di Ragusa (Italian); Dubrovačka Republika (Croatian); Repùblega de Raguxa (Venetian)
1358–1808
	Motto:
	Borders of the Republic of Ragusa, from 1426 (encompassing also the area labelled "Neum" until 1718)
Status	Sovereign state which was a Tributary state of:[source?] Kingdom of Hungary (1358–1458); Ottoman Empire (1458–1684); Habsburg Austria (1684–1806); French Empire and Kingdom of Italy (1806–1808);
Capital	Ragusa (Dubrovnik); 42°39′N 18°04′E / 42.650°N 18.067°E
Common languages	Official Common
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Aristocratic merchant republic (city-state)
Rector as Head of state
• 1358	Nikša Sorgo
• 1807-1808	Sabo Giorgi
Historical era	Middle Ages, Renaissance, Early modern period
• City established	c. 614
•	1358
• Fourth Crusade; (Venetian invasion)	; 1205
• Treaty of Zadar	27 May 1358
• Ottoman tributary	from 1458
• Joint protectorate	from 1684
• Invasion by France	26 May 1806
• Treaties of Tilsit	9 July 1807
•	31 January 1808
Currency	Ragusa perpera and others
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Republic of Venice
Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Illyrian Provinces
Sanjak of Herzegovina
Today part of	Croatia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro
	a A Romance language similar to both Italian and Romanian.; b While present in the region even before the establishment of the Republic, Croatian, also referred to as Slavic or Illyrian at the time, had not become widely spoken until late 15th century.

Dubrovnik before the 1667 earthquake

Painting of Dubrovnik from 1667

The Republic of Ragusa (Dalmatian: Republica de Ragusacode: dlm is deprecated ; Latin: Respublica Ragusinacode: la is deprecated ; Italian: Repubblica di Ragusacode: it is deprecated ; Croatian: Dubrovačka Republikacode: hr is deprecated ; Venetian: Repùblega de Raguxacode: vec is deprecated ) was an Italian trading republic. Its capital was in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It existed from the 14th century to the 19th century, when it was conquered by Napoleon

Republic Of Ragusa Media

Territory of the Republic of Ragusa, early 18th century
Old map of the Republic of Ragusa, dated 1678
A merchant from the Republic, 1708
Ragusan tallero (1½ ducat) of 1752 with the effigy of a former Rector
Flags of the Republic of Ragusa in the 18th century, according to the French Encyclopédie
Marshal Auguste de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa, during French rule
The Rector's Palace (the seat of the Rector, the Minor Council, the Senate and the administration of the Republic from the 14th century to 1808), behind it the Sponza Palace