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The grand duchy's capital was Florence. Having brought nearly all Tuscany under his control after conquering the Republic of Siena, Cosimo I de' Medici, was elevated by a papal bull of Pope Pius V to Grand Duke of Tuscany on 27 August 1569. [15] [16] The Grand Duchy was ruled by the House of Medici until the extinction of its senior branch in 1737.
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Italian: Granducato di Toscana; Latin: Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1860, replacing the Republic of Florence. [2] The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In the 19th century the population of the Grand Duchy was about 1,815,000 inhabitants. [3]
1st Flag of The Duchy of Lucca: A Horizontal Bicolour of yellow and red. 1815–1847 2nd Flag of The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza A Vertical Bicolour of red and white. 1815–1848 & 1849–1860 2nd Flag of The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Lesser Arms Variant) A Horizontal Tricolour of red, white and red with The Lesser Coat of Arms in the center ...
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1848-1849) Lesser Coat of arms (1815-1848, 1849-1860) Great Coat of arms (1765-1800, 1815-1848, 1849-1860) [2]
During this brief period, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was known as the Kingdom of Etruria. [22] Tuscany/Etruria was annexed by Napoleonic France in 1807. In 1809 Napoleon gave his sister Elisa Bonaparte the honorary title of Grand Duchess of Tuscany. In 1814, after Napoleon's downfall, Ferdinand III was restored as grand duke.
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1848-1849) Lesser Coat of arms (1815-1848, 1849-1860) Great Coat of arms (1765-1800, 1815-1848, 1849-1860) [2]
English: flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, (1765-1800, 1815-1848, 1849-1860). [1] Date: 9 March 2008: Source: Bandiere degli Stati italiani preunitari: Toscana.
The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In the 19th century, the population of the grand duchy was about 1,815,000 inhabitants. [7] Having brought nearly all Tuscany under his control after he had conquered the Republic of Siena, Cosimo I de' Medici was elevated by a papal bull of Pope Pius V to Grand Duke of Tuscany on August 27, 1569.