Napoleon transformed the Cisalpine Republic into the Italian Republic, with himself as president and Melzi d’Eril as vice-president. In 1805, it became the Kingdom of Italy, entrusted to his adoptive son, Eugène Beauharnais.
Napoleon transformed the Cisalpine Republic into the Italian Republic, with himself as president and Melzi d’Eril as vice-president. In 1805, it became the Kingdom of Italy, entrusted to his adoptive son, Eugène Beauharnais.