Free City of Danzig (Napoleonic)

For the city-state of the same name between the World Wars, see Free City of Danzig.

Free City of Danzig Ville libre de Dantzig  (French) Freie Stadt Danzig  (German) Wolne Miasto Gdańsk  (Polish)
1807–1814
Flag Coat of arms
The Free City of Danzig in 1812
Status	Client state of the French Empire under the protection of Saxony and Prussia
Capital	Danzig
Common languages	German Polish French
Religion	Lutheranism Roman Catholic Judaism Mennonites
Government	Constitutional republic
Governor
• 1807–1814	Jean Rapp
Mayor
• 1807–1808	Carl von Gralath
• 1808–1812	Gottlieb Hufeland
• 1812–1814	Johann Wernsdorff
Historical era	Napoleonic Wars
• Established	21 July 1807
• Disestablished	2 January 1814
Area
• Total	478 km^2 (185 sq mi)
Population
• Census	64,234
Preceded by Succeeded by West Prussia West Prussia
Today part of	Poland

The Free City of Danzig was a semi-independent city-state created by Napoleon on 21 July 1807, during the time of the Napoleonic Wars following the takeover of the city in the siege of Danzig in May. After the Congress of Vienna, Danzig was taken over by Prussia.^[1]

References

1. "Poland and the Local Poles in the Free City of Danzig between the two World Wars" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-01-26.