Principality of Piombino
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The Principality of Piombino
was a state of Italy
, which existed (initially as independent lordship) from 1399 to 1805, when Napoleon absorbed it into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino
. This state was in turn split, and Piombino in 1815 went to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
.
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and comune of circa 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno . It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.-Overview:...
was a state of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, which existed (initially as independent lordship) from 1399 to 1805, when Napoleon absorbed it into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino
Principality of Lucca and Piombino
The Principality of Lucca and Piombino was created in 1805 by Napoleon for his beloved sister Elisa Bonaparte and her husband Felice Pasquale Baciocchi. The State was the result of the annexation of ancient Principality of Piombino by the Republic of Lucca which was turned into a monarchy...
. This state was in turn split, and Piombino in 1815 went to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
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Lords of Piombino (Appiani dynasty)
- Iacopo I
- GherardoGherardo AppianiGherardo Appiani was the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death.He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I Appiani. He was lord of that city from 1398 until 1399, obtaining the lordship of Piombino in 1398 in exchange of Pisa, sold to Gian Galeazzo Visconti for 200,000 florins...
1399–1404 - Iacopo IIIacopo II AppianiIacopo II Appiani was the lord of Piombino from 1405 until 1441.He was born in Piombino, the son of Gherardo Appiano, whom he succeeded in 1405, remaining under the regency of his mother Paola Colonna until coming of age...
1404–41 - Paola 1441–45
- RinaldoRinaldo OrsiniRinaldo Orsini was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Orsini family.In 1426 he fought for the Pope against the Colonna family. In 1442 he was hired by the Republic of Siena, and in 1445 he became lord of Piombino and Isola d'Elba through his marriage with Caterina Appiani...
1445–50 - CaterinaCaterina AppianiCaterina Appiani was a lady of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty from 1445 until her death.She was born at Piombino, the first daughter of Gherardo Appiani, lord of that principality. She succeeded her mother Paola Colonna thanks to the army of her husband, the condottiero Rinaldo Orsini, whom she...
1445–51 - EmanueleEmanuele AppianiIacopo III Appiani was Prince of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I Appiani, and followed his brother Gherardo to Piombino when he became lord of the Tuscan city...
1451–57 - Iacopo IIIIacopo III AppianiIacopo III Appiani was Prince of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.He was born in Piombino, the illegitimate son of Emanuele Appiani...
1457–74 - Iacopo IVIacopo IV AppianiIacopo IV Appiani was an Italian condottiero and lord of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty in the Renaissance.He was born in Piombino, the son of Iacopo III Appiani, of whom he continued the traditional alliance with the Aragonese court of Naples...
1474–1511 - Iacopo VIacopo V AppianiIacopo V Appiani was the lord of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty from 1511 until his death.He was born in Piombino, the son of Iacopo IV Appiani. Like his predecessors, he initially kept a policy of alliance with the Aragonese of Naples, by marrying Marianna of Aragon in 1510, widow of Roberto II...
1511–45 - Iacopo VI 1545–85
- Alessandro 1585–89
Princes and Princesses of Piombino
- Iacopo VII 1589–1603
- Rudolf IRudolf II, Holy Roman EmperorRudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Hungary and Croatia , King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria...
, II Holy Roman Emperor 1603–11 - IsabellaIsabella AppianiIsabella Appiani was an Italian noblewoman as the daughter of Alessandro Appiani and his wife, Isabella de Mendoza. She was Princess of Piombino from 1611 to 1628...
1611–28 - Philip IPhilip IV of SpainPhilip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
, IV King of Spain, III King of Portugal, 1628–34 - Niccolò I 1634–64
- Giovan BattistaGiovan Battista LudovisiGiovan Battista Ludovisi was son and heir of Niccolò I Ludovisi and his third wife Costanza Pamphili....
1664–99 - Niccolò II 1699–1700, under the regency of his mother Anna Maria Arduino
- OlimpiaOlimpia LudovisiOlimpia Ludovisi was the eldest daughter of Niccolò Ludovisi and his third wife Costanza Pamphili. Through her mother she was the grand-niece of Pope Innocent X. Her paternal grandparents were Orazio Ludovisi and his wife Lavinia Albergati...
1700 - IppolitaIppolita LudovisiOlimpia Ippolita I Ludovisi was the Princess of Piombino from 1701 until her death. She was born in Cagliari, the youngest daughter of Niccolò I Ludovisi....
1701–33, with GregorioGregorio II BoncompagniGregorio II Boncompagni was an Italian nobleman and the 5th Duke of Sora. He was the grand-nephew of Pope Gregory XIII...
as co-regent (1701-7) - Eleonora 1734–45
- Gaetano 1745–77
- Antonio 1778–1805, deposed by French troops in 1799 and 1801