State of the Presidi

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The State of the Presidi was a small coastal territory in southern Tuscany, strategically controlled by Spain and later the Bourbons to secure naval routes in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Label Occurrences
State of the Presidi canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish possession
coastal territory
historical state
controlledBy House of Bourbon
Spain
country Spain
dissolvedIn 1801
endTime 1801
follows Republic of Siena (in some territories) ONNED1
governingBody Bourbon-Neapolitan administration
Spanish military administration
hasCapital Orbetello
hasFortification Forte Filippo
surface form: Forte Filippo (Porto Ercole)

Forte Filippo
surface form: Forte Stella (Porto Ercole)

Forte Filippo
surface form: Forte del Pozzarello (Porto Santo Stefano)

Fortezza Spagnola (Porto Longone)
Forte Santa Caterina
surface form: Fortezza Spagnola (Porto Santo Stefano)
hasPart Giglio Island NERFINISHED
Orbetello
Porto Ercole NERFINISHED
Porto Longone NERFINISHED
Porto Santo Stefano NERFINISHED
Talamone
heritage Spanish coastal fortifications in Tuscany
languageUsed Italian
Spanish
locatedIn Grand Duchy of Tuscany
surface form: Grand Duchy of Tuscany (surrounding territory)

Italian Peninsula
southern Tuscany
locatedOn Tyrrhenian Sea
militaryFunction coastal defense system
naval base
partOf Kingdom of Naples
surface form: Kingdom of Naples (under Bourbon rule)

Spanish Empire
presentIn Province of Grosseto NERFINISHED
modern Italy
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Kingdom of Etruria
significantEvent Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
surface form: Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis

Treaty of London (1557)
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Vienna (1738)
War of the Spanish Succession
startTime 1557
strategicImportance control of naval routes in the Tyrrhenian Sea
protection of Spanish communications between Naples and Spain

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Porto Ercole historicalAffiliation State of the Presidi
Spanish Council of Italy appliesToJurisdiction State of the Presidi