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Mer-Égée

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Also known as Mer-Egee

Mer-Égée (; French for "Aegean Sea") was one of three short-lived French departments of Greece. It came into existence after Napoleon's conquest in 1797 of the Republic of Venice, when Venetian Greek possessions such as the Ionian Islands fell to the French Directory.

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Named after
Aegean Sea
Official name
Mer-Égée
Capital
Zakynthos
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inception
1797-11-07
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1798-10-25
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