Republic of Pisa: Maritime Peak and Decline after Meloria (1063–1406)

1. Pisan raid on Palermo funds cathedral building

   Jan 1, 1063Labels: Pisan fleet, Palermo port, Pisa cathedral

   • Univ Pisa
   • UMich VRC

2. Papal grant boosts Pisan claims in the islands

   Jan 1, 1092Labels: Pope Urban, Corsica, Sardinia

   • Pisa city

3. Pisan fleet joins the First Crusade

   Jan 1, 1099Labels: Pisan fleet, First Crusade, Levant ports

   • Pisa city

4. Balearic crusade expands Pisa’s western reach

   Jan 1, 1113Labels: Balearic crusade, Majorca, Pisan expedition

   • Balearic exp

5. Battle of Giglio: Pisa backs Emperor Frederick II

   May 3, 1241Labels: Battle of, Emperor Frederick, Pisan fleet

   • Giglio battle

6. Genoa’s Byzantine alliance shifts eastern competition

   Mar 13, 1261Labels: Treaty of, Genoa, Byzantium

   • Nymphaeum

7. Battle of Meloria destroys Pisa’s main fleet

   Aug 6, 1284Labels: Battle of, Pisan fleet, Genoa

   • Meloria

8. Genoa cripples Porto Pisano, Pisa’s seaport

   Aug 1, 1290Labels: Porto Pisano, Genoese attack, Pisan seaport

   • Genoa HC

9. Pisa’s brief land victory at Montecatini

   Aug 29, 1315Labels: Battle of, Uguccione della, Pisan army

   • Montecatini
   • Britannica

10. Aragonese invasion begins the loss of Pisan Sardinia

    Jun 28, 1323Labels: Aragonese invasion, Sardinia, Villa di

    • Villa Chiesa
    • Britannica

11. Battle of Lucocisterna weakens Pisa’s final position in Sardinia

    Feb 29, 1324Labels: Battle of, Aragonese forces, Cagliari

    • Lucocisterna
    • Britannica

12. Appiani sells Pisa to the Visconti of Milan

    Feb 13, 1399Labels: Gherardo Appiani, Visconti of, Sale of

    • Appiani

13. Florence takes Pisa after siege, ending independence

    Oct 9, 1406Labels: Florence, Siege of, Pisan surrender

    • Florence rep
    • NGI panel