The government was finally dissolved upon its annexation to the United Provinces of Central Italy in 1859. Knight of the Golden Fleece. Soon after, Francis Stephen of Lorraine became heir to the Tuscan throne. 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. Tuscany participated in the Wars of Castro (the last time Medicean Tuscany proper was involved in a conflict) and inflicted a defeat on the forces of Urban VIII in 1643. It was conquered by the Romans 280 BC. World Wide Diplomatic Archives 1816-1850, Current He died at Innsbruck from a stroke in 1765; his wife pledged the rest of her life to mourning him, while co-ruling with her son, and Francis' imperial successor Joseph II. The Peace of Villafranca allowed Leopold to return once more. Tuscany was divided into the dpartements of Arno, Mditerrane and Ombrone. He revamped the taxation and tariff system. 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. [37] The once powerful navy was reduced to a pitiful state. Therefore, Tuscan recognition On 22 March 1860, after a referendum that voted overwhelmingly (95%) in favour of a union with Sardinia; Tuscany was formally annexed to Sardinia. [41] Europe heard of the perils of Tuscany, and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor asserted a remote claim to the grand duchy (through some Medici descent), but died before he could press the matter. 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. [17] Francesco is best remembered for dying on the same day as his second wife, Bianca Cappello, spurring rumours of poisoning. The Tuscans were early pioneers in the deployment of roundships, as technology made manpower-heavy galleys less efficient. In 1605, Ferdinando succeeded in getting his candidate, Alessandro de' Medici, elected as Pope Leo XI. 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. Grand Duke Ferdinand I sought to expand Tuscany's naval strength during his reign, and cooperated with the Order of Saint Stephen, which often blurred the line between itself and the Tuscan navy. In their golden age, they were able to dominate Latio, Mantua, and the north-eastern coast of the Italian Peninsula. St.Minias was Florence's first martyr on 250 C.E during Decius' anti-Christian persecutions. Despite his attempts at acquiescence, street fighting in opposition to the regime sprang up in August, in Livorno. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an independent and sovereign state in 1776 when the United States declared independence from Great Britain. They reverted to the crown with the ascension of Gian Gastone.[61]. 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. On 30 May 1808, Etruria was formally annexed to France. He was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1745. Ombrosi, who was under mandate from the U.S. consulate at Leghorn France and Great Britain, on their last years, declared war on them. Siena was ruled by a governor appointed by the grand duke. (sometimes spelled as Feliechy), who was stationed at Leghorn (Livorno) from A lot of technology and development was brought there. The Cambridge Modern History Collection features all five original volumes: Volume I: The Renaissance Volume II: The Reformation, the End of the Middle . Leopold attempted to secularize the property of the religious houses or to put the clergy entirely under the control of the government. 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). They were responsible of importing much of the Greek culture into Rome. Italian nationalism exploded in the post-Napoleonic years, leading to the establishment of secret societies bent on a unified Italy. Ferdinand III resumed his rule, and died in 1824. The court moved to Salzburg and lived there in exile until 1918. 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. [50] His second son Ferdinand became ruler of the Grand Duchy. The people of Etruria were named Etruscans, and their complex culture was centered on numerous city-states, such as Veii. It was made by Julius Caesar due to the rich farming village of the Arno, the river in which Florence was located. between the two states. Gregory Hanlon. 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 Florentines were victorious because of the Venecian interference in the pro-Florentine side. Ferdinand IV's hypothetical reign didn't last long; the House of Habsburg-Lorraine was formally deposed by the National Assembly on 16 August 1859. Francis was reluctant to resign the duchy, but Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (Maria Theresa's father) stated that if he didn't relinquish his rights to Lorraine, he could not marry Maria Theresa. This led to a regency of Ferdinand's grandmother, Dowager Grand Duchess Christina, and his mother, Maria Maddalena of Austria. the entire peninsula. Soderini was deposed on 1512, when Cardinal Giovanni de Medici entered Florence with Papal troops. In addition to its regular army, the duchy maintained a citizen-militia. [64], In response to the Trkenkriege during the Long Turkish War starting in 1593, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany sent 100,000 scudi and 3,600 soldiers (3,000 infantry and 600 cavalry) to support the Holy Roman Emperor in Hungary, plus smaller detachments thereafter (there were 2,000 Tuscans in the Imperial army in Hungary by 1601). relations. After 1612, the Tuscans progressively stopped sending out expeditions and limited their naval operations to patrols. Former Italian state (1569-1801; 1815-1859) Coordinates: 43N 11E / 43N 11E / Grand Duchy of TuscanyMagnus Ducatus Etruriae (Latin)Granducato di Toscana (Italian) 1569-1801 1814-1859 1859-1860: By papal bull of Aug. 27, 1569 the hereditary title of "Granduca nella Provincia di Toscana" was conferred on Cosimo I, who was formally invested by the Pope on March 7, 1570 (Laetare sunday). Rumours circulated at the Viennese court that had Cosimo as a candidate for King of England. They were divided because the stato nuovo was a Spanish fief and the stato vecchio an Imperial one. The Peace of Villafranca allowed Leopold to return once more. 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. 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. [30] The treasury was so empty that when the Castro mercenaries were paid for the state could no longer afford to pay interest on government bonds. Description. Italian nationalism exploded in the post-Napoleonic years, leading to the establishment of secret societies bent on a unified Italy. This expedition was less successful, costing 800 men and 4 ships disabled. Tuscany was ruled by the House of Medici and thrived bearing witness to unprecedented economic and military success under Cosimo I and his sons. The Government of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany refused to recognize In the 19th century the population of the Grand Duchy was about 1,815,000 inhabitants. Meanwhile, the state's capital, Florence, had become full of beggars. Ferdinando's elder son, Cosimo, mounted the throne following his death. By 1705, the grand ducal treasury was virtually bankrupt, and the population of Florence had declined by approximately 50%, while the population of the entire grand duchy had decreased by an estimated 40%. Leopold II lent his support to the Kingdom of Sardinia in the Austro-Sardinian War. [68] The duchy's largest military deployment came during this war, when in June 1643 over 10,000 troops (7,000 Tuscans in eight regiments of infantry recruited from militia, garrison troops, and veteran mercenaries; 1 regiment of German infantry; 2,400 cavalry, a quarter of whom were Germans; and 1 regiment of Tuscan dragoons) with 18 cannons invaded the Papal States holding of Umbria, while other troops and militia were left garrisoning the grand duchy's major citadels, coastal forts, and border forts. It peaked under Cosimo III. At the end of it, a great revolt of cotton workers, called the Ciompi Revolt, happened. In December 1859, the Grand Duchy was joined to the Duchies of Modena and Parma to form the United Provinces of Central Italy, which were annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia a few months later. Neither of Cosimo's two sons was a suitable heir; Ferdinando was an alcoholic and epileptic, while his younger son, Gian Gastone, according to historian Paul Strathern, was not appropriate material[clarification needed] for the role of sovereign. [73], In 1686, Tuscany sent 4 galleys, 4 galiots, and 2 other vessels carrying 870 soldiers to participate in the Morean War (a battalion of 400 Tuscans were already serving there). He imposed crippling taxes while the country's population continued to decline. Cosimo di'Medici, first Dux of Tuscany. Propose any changes to the talk page. Ferdinand aligned Tuscany with Austria.[54]. 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