Ems-Oriental
Ems-Oriental (French: [ɛms ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal], "Eastern Ems"; Dutch: Ooster-Eems, German: Ost-Ems) was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Germany. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory is part of the present-day German region of East Frisia in Lower Saxony. Its capital was Aurich. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):[1]
- Aurich, cantons: Aurich, Berum, Norden and Timmel.
- Emden, cantons: Emden, Leer, Oldersum, Pewsum and Stickhausen.
- Jever, cantons: Esens, Hooksiel, Jever, Rüstringen and Wittmund.
Its population in 1812 was 128,200.[1]
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the Kingdom of Hanover.
References
- ^ a b Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII, p. 398, accessed in Gallica 24 July 2013 (in French)
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Annexed departments of the French First Republic (1792–1804) and of the French First Empire (1804–1814)- Deux-Nèthes
- Dyle
- Escaut
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- Lys
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- Simplon
- Bouches-de-l'Elbe
- Bouches-du-Weser
- Ems-Oriental
- Ems-Supérieur
- Lippe
- Mont-Tonnerre
- Rhin-et-Moselle
- Roer
- Sarre
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Apennins
- Arno
- Doire
- Gênes
- Marengo
- Méditerranée
- Mont-Blanc
- Montenotte
- Ombrone
- Pô
- Rome
- Sésia
- Stura
- Tanaro
- Taro
- Trasimène
- Bouches-de-l'Èbre
- Montserrat / Bouches-de-l'Èbre-Montserrat
- Sègre
- Ter / Sègre-Ter
- Illyrian Provinces (autonomous departments)
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