Margraviate of Tuscany

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The Margraviate of Tuscany was a medieval feudal territory in central Italy that served as a major political and military power in the region before the rise of the Tuscan city-states.

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Label Occurrences
Margraviate of Tuscany canonical 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal territory
former state
medieval margraviate
associatedWith German kings and emperors
Papal States
borderedBy Emilia
Ligurian Sea
Lombardy
Papal States
capital Florence
Lucca
commonLanguage Latin
Tuscan vernacular
continent Europe
currency silver coinage
dissolved 12th century
economy based on agriculture and control of trade routes
endTime 12th century
followedBy Republic of Florence
Republic of Pisa
Republic of Siena
Tuscan city-states
governmentForm feudal monarchy
historicalRegion Tuscany
legalSystem feudal law
locatedIn Italy
central Italy
militaryRole major regional military power in central Italy
nobleFamily House of Boniface
House of Canossa
notableRuler Adalbert I of Tuscany
Boniface I of Tuscany
Hugh of Tuscany
Matilda of Tuscany
partOf Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
surface form: Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)
politicalStatus imperial fief
March of Styria
surface form: march of the Holy Roman Empire
precededBy Duchy of Spoleto
surface form: Lombard Duchy of Tuscia
religion Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle marchioness of Tuscany
margrave of Tuscany
significantEvent Investiture Controversy
startTime 9th century
strategicImportance controlled Apennine passes
controlled routes between Rome and northern Italy
timePeriod Middle Ages
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor
King of Italy

Referenced by (3)

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Republic of Florence precededBy Margraviate of Tuscany
Republic of Lucca precededBy Margraviate of Tuscany
Republic of Siena precededBy Margraviate of Tuscany