Republic of Mainz

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Republic of Mainz / Rhenish-German Free State Mainzer Republik (German) Rheinisch-Deutscher Freistaat (German) République de Mayence (French)
March – July 1793
Status	Client state of France
Capital	Mainz
Government	Revolutionary republic
Historical era	French Revolutionary Wars
• Occupied by Custine	21 October 1792
• Independence proclaimed	18 March 1793
• Delegates sent to Paris	23 March 1793
• National Convention approved accession to French Republic	30 March 1793
• Reconquered by Austro-Prussian forces	22 July 1793
Preceded by Succeeded by Electorate of Mainz Electorate of Mainz
Today part of	Germany

The Republic of Mainz was the first democratic state in the current German territory^[1] and was centered in Mainz. A product of the French Revolutionary Wars, it lasted from March to July 1793.