Corcyre


Corcyre 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. It consisted of the island of Kerkyra, and its prefecture was in the City of Corfu. The island was lost to Russia after the Siege of Corfu and the department was officially disbanded in 1802. During the renewed French control in 1807–1814, the department was not re-established, the constitutional form of the former Septinsular Republic being kept.

Administration

Commissioners

The Commissioner of the Directory was the highest state representative in the department.
Term startTerm endOffice holder
18 October 1797?? May 1798Louis Antoine Ange Chicoilet de Corbigny
?? May 17983 March 1799Jean Briche