Carpi

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Principality of Carpi

Languages
Official	Modenese, Lumbard and Italian
Other	Parmese and Romagnol
Adjective	Carpian
Capital	Carpi
Prince	Ercole IV
Prime Minister	Giovanni De Gregori
Area
Population	25,500
Main Industries	Agriculture, Plastics and Textiles
Independence
Main divisions	17 boroughs
Organizations	Part of Italy

Government

The Head of State is the Prince. Parliamentary democracy. Prime Minister is elected by the Parliament every 4 years. Parliament is composed of one 19 member chamber. The current Prince is Ercole IV, who ascended the throne on November 12, 1981. The current Prime Minister is Giovanni De Gregori, Italian Communist Party, elected on April 23, 2003.

History

The Pii family were made Imperial Hereditary Vicars of Carpi in 1336. They held to the town, becoming princes in 1695. In 1726, the Salic Law was repealed. Napoleon conquered it in 1801 and it became prt of the Aemilian Department. It regained its independence in 1896.