Republic of Lucca: Independence, Banking, and the 1512 Crisis (1160–1512)

1. First named consuls documented at Lucca

   Jul 10, 1119Labels: Lucchese consuls, Lucca commune

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2. Lucca purchases Welf VI’s feudal rights

   Jan 1, 1160Labels: Welf VI, Lucca

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3. Imperial recognition of Lucca’s administration

   Jan 1, 1162Labels: Frederick I, Lucca administration

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4. Lucca backs Florence at Montaperti

   Sep 4, 1260Labels: Battle of, Lucca

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5. Ricciardi of Lucca finance Edward I

   Jan 1, 1272Labels: Ricciardi family, Lucca bankers

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6. Edward I seizes Ricciardi assets in England

   Jan 1, 1294Labels: Edward I, Ricciardi family

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7. Uguccione della Faggiuola captures Lucca for Pisa

   Jan 1, 1314Labels: Uguccione della, Pisa

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8. Castruccio Castracani becomes lord of Lucca

   Jun 12, 1316Labels: Castruccio Castracani, Lucca signore

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9. Victory at Altopascio strengthens Lucca’s position

   Sep 22, 1325Labels: Battle of, Castruccio Castracani

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10. Death of Castruccio Castracani

    Sep 3, 1328Labels: Castruccio Castracani, Lucca

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11. Pisa occupies and annexes Lucca

    Jul 6, 1342Labels: Pisa occupation, Lucca

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12. Charles IV reshapes Tuscan control after Pisa cedes Lucca

    Sep 4, 1368Labels: Charles IV, Holy Roman

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13. Lucca repurchases imperial immediacy

    Apr 6, 1369Labels: Lucca, imperial immediacy

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14. Republic of Lucca reconstituted

    Jan 1, 1372Labels: Republic of, Lucca government

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15. Paolo Guinigi seizes power as signore

    Nov 21, 1400Labels: Paolo Guinigi, Lucca signoria

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16. Paolo Guinigi deposed; republic restored again

    Aug 15, 1430Labels: Paolo Guinigi, Republic of

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17. Battle of Ravenna shifts Italian War dynamics

    Apr 11, 1512Labels: Battle of, Italian Wars

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