Please do not edit or alter this article in any way while this template is active. His wife, Eleanor of Toledo, died in 1562, along with four of his children due to a plague epidemic in Florence. Together they had two children: Cosimo, in 1642, and Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, in 1660. Leopold II lent his support to the Kingdom of Sardinia in the Austro-Sardinian War. The court moved to Salzburg and lived there in exile until 1918. [62] The militia had its origins in 1498, in the predecessor state of the Florentine Republic. Originally, there was a Roman settlement on the areas of Florence, called Florentia, but it was destroyed in the civil war between Marius and Sila. For a while, after the reign of the Dux Piero de' Medici the Unfortunate, Girolamo Savonarola ascended to the throne. The Continental Congress terminated Izzard's mission on June 8, 1779, once it became clear the Duchy would not recognize the United States. [28], Tuscany was one of the states of the Holy Roman Empire that sided with the Emperor in the Thirty Years War, sending thousands of troops to support the pro-Imperial side from 1631. the entire peninsula. In the early years of the American Revolution, the Continental Congress [69], Tuscany's economic and military strength cratered from the second half of the 17th century onward, which was reflected in the quality of its army; by 1740 it only consisted of a few thousand poorly-trained men and was considered impotent to such a degree that its Habsburgs rulers allowed enemy troops to cross the duchy unopposed.[70]. Commissioner to the Court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany on July 1, 1777. The Order in 1604 counted among its fleet 6 galleys, 3 roundships/bertoni, 2 transports, 1 galleon, and 1 galleass, supplemented by other ships financed by corsairs flying the Tuscan banner. Despite this, both countries appointed representatives and established diplomatic offices until 1860 when the Grand Duchy was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy. This was used both for the protection of towns and fortresses that the army was not able to garrison, and as a reserve from which semi-trained men would be drawn into the army. Date/Time During his reign, Florence purchased the island of Elba from the Republic of Genoa (in 1548), conquered Siena (in 1555) and developed a well-equipped and powerful naval base on Elba. This expedition was less successful, costing 800 men and 4 ships disabled. This page was last updated at 2023-01-01 05:41 UTC. Soon after, Francis Stephen of Lorraine became heir to the Tuscan throne. Ferdinand I expanded the Tuscan fleet after expanding the arsenal at Livorno, and oversaw many raids by both the navy and Order, including on Chios in 1599 (a failure), Prevesa in 1605 (5 galleys with 400 Tuscan militia; a success), various Turkish ports in 1606 (6 galleys, some roundships, and 750 Tuscan soldiers; a success), and Bone in 1607 (8 galleys, 9 bertoni, and 1 galleon, with 2,300 soldiers; a success). When Cosimo died, his oldest son, Ferdinando, was still a minor. CosimoI died in 1574 of apoplexy, leaving a stable and extremely prosperous Tuscany behind him, having been the longest ruling Medici yet. [19] To augment the Tuscan silk industry, he oversaw the planting of Mulberry trees along the major roads (silk worms feed on Mulberry leaves). In 1803, the first King of Etruria, Louis I, died and was succeeded by his infant son, Charles Louis, under the regency of his mother, Queen Mara Luisa. Following Ferdinand's death, his elder son, Leopold II, succeeded him. On 1939, the Axis (Piedemont, Venezia, United Papal States, Naples, Emirate of Sicily, Germany) declared war on Poland. Learning in advance of the Grand Duke of $1,000,000 to help finance the war. (sometimes spelled as Feliechy), who was stationed at Leghorn (Livorno) from To strengthen the new Tuscan alliance, he married the deceased Francesco's younger daughter, Marie, to Henry IV of France. By 1900, it was the most able. Ferdinand III resumed his rule, and died in 1824. 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The fortunes of the Medici were directly tied to the Tuscan economy.[22]. In 1608, they intercepted a Turkish convoy of 42 vessels off Rhodes, seizing 9 and netting 600 slaves and a booty of 1 million ducats, equivalent to two years of revenue for the whole grand duchy. Such was the failure of their initial effort that Vienna declared Tuscany to be neutral during the War of the Austrian Succession, and enemy troops crossed it unopposed. Cosimo III was of a puritan character, banning May celebrations, forcing prostitutes to pay for licenses and, beheading sodomites. The Spanish reaction was to construct a citadel on their portion of the island of Elba. Despite his merits, most his subjects still dismissed him as a foreigner. [15] Cosimo's reign was one of the most militaristic Tuscany had ever seen. Leopold himself died in 1792. of State, World War I and the Since their accession to the throne of Grand Dukes, the Habsburgs continually tried to make Tuscany a source of military power, to little success, as Tuscany had declined and demilitarized in the 18th century. In 1790, Emperor Joseph II died without issue and Leopold was called to Vienna, to assume the rule of his family's Austrian dominions and become Emperor. The grand duchy's capital was Florenceball . Don Carlos became King of Naples shortly after his arrival in Florence in 1735, by the Treaty of Turin. From 1560 to 1609, the Tuscan fleet captured 76 galiots, 7 galleys, 2 large roundships, and 67 minor craft, taking 9,620 slaves and liberating 2,076 Christians. Gian Gastone, the last Medici, resigned the grand duchy to Francis Stephen of Lorraine. Gian Gastone was not as steadfast in negotiating Tuscany's future as his father was. Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. The Senate, composed of forty-eight men, chosen by the constitutional reform commission, was vested with the prerogative of determining Florence's financial, security, and foreign policies. By January 1785, the process of negotiating such an agreement never came to be for unknown reasons.[1]. In 1605, Ferdinando succeeded in getting his candidate, Alessandro de' Medici, elected as Pope Leo XI. [50] His second son Ferdinand became ruler of the Grand Duchy. HISTORICAL COATS OF ARMS OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF TUSCANY House of Medici. World Wide Diplomatic Archives All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [8], The international reaction to Cosimo's elevation was bleak. Capital: Florence State Religion: Catholic Language(s): Italian, French Currency: Italian lira, French franc Government Type: Duchy Ideology: Religious Power . Tuscany was governed by a viceroy, Marc de Beauvau-Craon, for his entire rule. Ferdinando, despite no longer being a cardinal, exercised much influence at successive Papal conclaves; elections which chose the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Republic of Sicily annexed Palermo and surrounding areas, which would be claimed by the Emirate of Sicily by 1960. Don Carlos became King of Naples shortly after his arrival in Florence in 1735, by the Treaty of Turin. Francis did not live in his Tuscan realm, and lived in the capital of his wife's realm, Vienna. It lists some 238 vessels captured from 1563 to 1688; enemy galleys captured from 1568 to 1599 were 11 (for the loss of an identical number), and another 17 were seized between 1602 and 1635. The Tuscans despised the new occupying "Lorrainers", as they interfered with the Tuscan government, while the occupying Spaniards had not done so. The Golden Florin was made, the first gold-based coin made on great quantities since the Byzantine 7th century coins, enough to play a significant roll on commerce on the trade routes based on Florence. He was then tortured and executed by Fiorentine functionaries, and killed on May 1498. Volume I: Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. By January 1785, the process of negotiating such an The Tuscans were early pioneers in the deployment of roundships, as technology made manpower-heavy galleys less efficient. [52][53], The Napoleonic system collapsed in 1814, and the following territorial settlement, the Congress of Vienna, ceded the State of Presidi to a restored Tuscany. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. first U.S. consular agent to serve within the grand duchy, Philip Felicchi Puritanism swept through the Republic, and someone appointed Jesus of Nazareth (Christ) as the King of Florence. For Despite all of these incentives to economic growth and prosperity, the population of Florence, at dawn of the 17th century, was a mere 75,000 souls, far smaller than the other capitals of Italy: Rome, Milan, Venice, Palermo and Naples. The plan was about to be approved by the powers convened at Geertruidenberg when Cosimo abruptly added that if himself and his two sons predeceased his daughter, the Electress Palatine, she should succeed and the republic be re-instituted following her death. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. The international reaction to Cosimo's elevation was bleak. According to State Magazine, "Ombrosi improvised as a 'Black Market Consul,' living outside the medieval walls and setting up shop at a cafe to provide services." The grand duke Leopold II agreed to ratify a liberal constitution in 1848. Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 - 21 April 1574) was the second Duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death.. Life Rise to power. [60], Over time, the Medici acquired several territories, which included: the County of Pitigliano, purchased from the Orsini family in 1604; the County of Santa Fiora, acquired from the House of Sforza in 1633; Spain ceded Pontremoli in 1650, Silvia Piccolomini sold her estates, the Marquisate of Castiglione at the time of Cosimo I, Lordship of Pietra Santa, and the Duchy of Capistrano and the city of Penna in the Kingdom of Naples. All three contingents suffered high casualties, a third for the first two and over half for the third. Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1723-1737) Cosimo I de' Medici (1519 - 1574) Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569. This led to a regency of Ferdinand's grandmother, Dowager Grand Duchess Christina, and his mother, Maria Maddalena of Austria. Medici Tuscany adopted a new flag after the Habsburg period, which was the Florence flag colored on yellow (symbolizing Florence) plus half of it red (symbolizing Pisa and Lucca) and another half black (symbolizing Siena). Francesco and Ferdinando, due to lax distinction between Medici and Tuscan state property, are thought to be wealthier than their ancestor, Cosimo de' Medici, the founder of the dynasty. The Napoleonic system collapsed in 1814, and the following territorial settlement, the Congress of Vienna, ceded the State of Presidi to a restored Tuscany. Following the Republic's surrender in the Siege of Florence, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor issued a proclamation explicitly stating that he and he alone could determine the government of Florence. At the end of it, a great revolt of cotton workers, called the Ciompi Revolt, happened. Therefore, Tuscan recognition On 1941, Venezia attacked Lombardy. Italy was unified in 1870, when the remains of the Papal States were annexed in that September, deposing Pope Pius IX. Cosimo III was succeeded by his son, Gian Gastone, who, for most of his life, kept to his bed and acted in an unregal manner, rarely appearing to his subjects, to the extent that, at times, he had been thought dead. A notable incident in this time was a naval battle off Sardinia in October 1624, in which 15 Tuscan, Papal, and Neapolitan galleys converged on a flotilla of 5 Algerian pirate vessels (including a large flagship). Once it became [3] [7] The court moved to Salzburg and lived there in exile until 1918. IV. However, Maximilian eventually confirmed the elevation with an Imperial diploma in 1576. Additionally, the senate appointed the commissions of war and public security, and the governors of Pisa, Arezzo, Prato, Voltera and Cortona and ambassadors. Their union wrought a high level of discontentment, but despite the tension they had three children, Ferdinando, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine and the last Medicean grand duke of Tuscany, Gian Gastone de' Medici. The administrative structure of the grand duchy itself would see little change under FrancisI. Leopold also approved and collaborated on the development of a political constitution, said to have anticipated by many years the promulgation of the French constitution and which presented some similarities with the Virginia Bill of Rights of 1778. Ferdinando, despite no longer being a cardinal, exercised much influence at successive Papal conclaves; elections which chose the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church. Florence became a fiefdom of Spain on 1557, but it conserved its independence. The preponderance of small vessels among the prizes indicates that most of the trophies were easy victories. On it, the Tuscan army was mayor on defeating the Genovese, and got a large swath of territory, the Masacara lands. office in the Tuscan port of Leghorn F. Mansony, G.B. [30] The exchequer was barely adequate to cover the state's current expenditure, resulting in a complete termination of banking operations for the Medici. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an independent Parliament. Leopold felt obliged to espouse Austria's cause. In their golden age, they were able to dominate Latio, Mantua, and the north-eastern coast of the Italian Peninsula. The Treaty of the Hague reconfirmed the statuses of Tuscany and Parma-Piacenza as imperial fiefs.[42]. [11] Rumours circulated at the Viennese court that had Cosimo as a candidate for King of England. Cosimo came to power at 17, when the 26-year-old Duke, Alessandro de' Medici, was assassinated in 1537 . Several communist rebellions arose over much of Italy, being those of Lombardy and Apulia the most important, bloody and longest-lasting of them all. St.Minias was Florence's first martyr on 250 C.E during Decius' anti-Christian persecutions. Francis had to cede his ancestral Duchy of Lorraine in order to accommodate the deposed ruler of Poland, whose daughter Marie Leszczyska became Queen of France and of Navarre in 1725. The Grand Duchy recognized the United States in 1794 when it received the first U.S. consular agent to serve within the grand duchy, Philip Felicchi who was stationed at Livorno from May 24, 1794, to December 7, 1796. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Italian: Granducato di Toscana; Latin: Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. Torture was also banned. Transl. by President Franklin Pierce on November 1, 1854. Although the artistic development on Tuscany became less and less, Tuscany started becoming more and more powerful. Matilda of Canossa was their most famous member. Soderini supplanted him, and his secretary Niccol Machiavelli, previous author of other books under Lorenzo the Magnificent's reign, was able to conquer Pisa. A provisional republic was established in his stead. The first contingent of 3,000 troops arrived in 1758, followed by a second contingent of 1,500, and subsequent smaller ones to replace losses from battle and disease. They launched several big ships at Portoferraio after 1601, with an armament of 40 guns each yet only 60 seamen each. Francis Stephen altered the laws of succession in 1763, when he declared his second son, Leopold, heir to the grand duchy. Together they had two children: Cosimo, in 1642, and Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, in 1660. NATO on blue, Warsaw Pact on red, gray is disputed. Ferdinando's elder son, Cosimo, mounted the throne following his death. The once powerful navy was reduced to a pitiful state. The government was finally dissolved upon its annexation to the United Provinces of Central Italy in 1859. Its sovereignty was restored in 1814, when Marie Louise (Napoleon's wife) ruled it as a Duchess until her death. Yves-Marie Berce figures that most of those troops were of French or Swiss origin, but Hanlon disputes this, saying that Italians comprised a larger portion, and that the specific origins of the troops have very little information to go on. A few years later Leopold undertook the project of building a new hospital, the Bonifacio. . IV. Ferdinand aligned Tuscany with Austria.[54]. Hanlon considers the report overly optimistic, but with some basis in fact. In April 1532, the Pope convinced the Bala, Florence's ruling commission, to draw up a new constitution. Tuscany was then invaded by France, who created the Napoleonic Kingdom of Eturia, making a reference to the ancient Latin name. Gian Gastone would repeal his father's puritan laws. [46] On July9 1737, Gian Gastone died; the last male Medici of the Grand Ducal line.[47]. Adams, and Thomas In 1643, during the Castro War, the Tuscan army was between 5,000 and 10,000 good troops, including foreign mercenaries but not including militia. Cosimo also was a long-term supporter of Pope Pius V, who in the light of Florence's expansion in August 1569 declared Cosimo Grand Duke of Tuscany, a title unprecedented in Italy. Tagliaferri, whose exequatur as Consul at New York was signed by President Franklin Pierce on November 1, 1854. However, the constitution was so radically new that it garnered opposition even from those who might have benefited from it. Tuscany, although part of NATO, was of center-left tendencies. [66], In 1631, the grand duke sent 7,000 troops (6,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry) to join Wallenstein's army in support of the Emperor during the Thirty Years War. Tuscany, Under the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, flourished in its Austrian connections at the cost of tense Italian relations, Located in central Italy. He was forced out by the French during the French Revolutionary Wars, first in spring 1799 when a jacobin provisional government was created by the French army, and then after the Treaty of Aranjuez (1801), becoming instead Elector of Salzburg, ruling the territory of the former archbishopric. [13] For legal recognition, Cosimo bought the granducal title from his feudal overlord the Holy Roman Emperor for 100,000 ducats.[14]. Duchy of Tuscany in the United States continued to be consular officers. Despite giving recognition to the U.S., the Duchy refused to recognize American consular agents posted in Florence. Propose any changes to the talk page. He sent munitions to the Emperor during the Battle of Vienna. Page 102. Leopold himself died in 1792. Whence these leagues arrived in Tuscany, a concerned Ferdinand requisitioned an Austrian garrison, from his brother Emperor Francis of Austria, for the defence of the state. Cosimo frequently paid the Holy Roman Emperor, his feudal overlord, high dues. On Italy, unlike on most of the world, the Axis were victorious. The Tuscan dialect of Italian became the standard Italian language. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanley Leathes, Adolphus Ward and George Prothero. To augment the Tuscan silk industry, he oversaw the planting of Mulberry trees along the major roads (silk worms feed on Mulberry leaves). In 1533, Alessandro de'Medici was crowned as Dux of Florence, ending the Florentine Republic and creating the Duchy of Florence. Gian Gastone had no say in events and had become quite attached to the Spanish Infante. It should be noted that Piedmont-Sardinia was one of By 1506, it numbered 20,000 men, of whom 70% carried pikes, 20% halberds/bills and hog-spears, and 10% either arquebuses or crossbows. By the Treaty of Fontainebleau (27 October 1807), Etruria was to be annexed by France. However, Maximilian eventually confirmed the elevation with an Imperial diploma in 1576. Login Store Home Discovery Queue Wishlist Points Shop News Stats The Grand Duchy of Tuscany recognized the United States when it received the The two areas were governed by separate laws. There were rebellions each time harder to suppress to the Habsburg. On 12 August 1530, the Emperor created the Medici hereditary rulers (capo) of the Republic of Florence. In the 19th century the population of the Grand Duchy was about 1,815,000 inhabitants. The Grand Duke alone had the prerogative to exploit the state's mineral and salt resources. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany also owns the Duchy of Lucca, teh Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla and the Duchy of Modena and Reggio. He capitulated to foreign demands, and instead of endorsing the claim to the throne of his closest male relative, the prince of Ottajano, he allowed Tuscany to be bestowed upon Francis Stephen of Lorraine. high probability that the Grand Duke would refuse to receive him in Florence Ferdinando's elder son, Cosimo, mounted the throne following his death. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and his cousin King Philip II of Spain reacted quite angrily, as Florence was in theory an Imperial fief and declared Pius V's actions invalid. the Grand Duchy of Tuscany signed prior to the Grand Duchys incorporation The Tuscans despised the new occupying "Lorrainers", as they interfered with the Tuscan government, while the occupying Spaniards had not done so. In 1613, Cosimo II sent 2,000 infantry and 300 cavalry, along with an undisclosed number of Tuscan adventurers, to aid the Spanish after Savoy launched an invasion of the Monferrato. It formally created a hereditary monarchy, abolished the age-old signoria (elective government) and the office of gonfaloniere (titular ruler of Florence elected for a two-month term); in their place was the consigliere, a four-man council elected for a three-month term, headed by the "Duke of the Florentine Republic" (and later the Grand Duke of Tuscany). The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an independent and sovereign state in 1776 when the United States declared independence from Great Britain. The fear that the Emperor would impose conscription on the duchy caused 2% of the population to flee to the Papal States. He imposed crippling taxes while the country's population continued to decline. It was made by Julius Caesar due to the rich farming village of the Arno, the river in which Florence was located. Parliament. It formally created a hereditary monarchy, abolished the age-old signoria (elective government) and the office of gonfaloniere (titular ruler of Florence elected for a two-month term); in their place was the consigliere, a four-man council elected for a three-month term, headed by the "Duke of the Florentine Republic" (and later the Grand Duke of Tuscany). The Etruscans were the most powerful nation on Italy until the rise of Rome. 24,331 views Oct 25, 2019 762 Dislike Share Save Norwegian Baron 95.9K subscribers La Leopolda was the anthem of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. On 30November 1786, after having defacto blocked capital executions (the last was in 1769), Leopold promulgated the reform of the penal code that abolished the death penalty and ordered the destruction of all the instruments for capital execution in his land. A notable incident in this time was a naval battle off Sardinia in October 1624, in which 15 Tuscan, Papal, and Neapolitan galleys converged on a flotilla of 5 Algerian pirate vessels (including a large flagship). The duchy was restored to Bourbon rule in 1847, after which it was formally abolished and integrated into a new Italian state. Ferdinando died in 1609, leaving an affluent realm; however, his inaction in international affairs drew Tuscany into the provincial yolk of politics. Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. [18] He shifted Tuscany away from Habsburg[20] hegemony by marrying the first non-Habsburg candidate since Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Christina of Lorraine, a granddaughter of Catherine de' Medici. This was used both for the protection of towns and fortresses that the army was not able to garrison, and as a reserve from which semi-trained men would be drawn into the army. Chiarugi and his collaborators introduced new humanitarian regulations in the running of the hospital and caring for the mentally ill patients, including banning the use of chains and physical punishment, and in so doing have been recognized as early pioneers of what later came to be known as the moral treatment movement.[51]. In 1688, another 6 galleys and 860 soldiers joined the fray. The Transl. He was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1745. Monroe on November 6, 1817. Routledge: 1997. With the end of Spanish subsidies, in 1574 the navy shrunk to 4 galleys. On July9 1737, Gian Gastone died; the last male Medici of the Grand Ducal line. [39] He sent munitions to the Emperor during the Battle of Vienna. Their union wrought a high level of discontentment, but despite the tension they had three children, Ferdinando, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine and the last Medicean grand duke of Tuscany, Gian Gastone de' Medici. 1st Grand Master of the Order of St. Stephen. 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