Polity Republic of Tuscany

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A Republic proclaimed in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany during the Revolutions of 1848.

Establishment

  • February 1849: Giuseppe Mazzini arrived in Florence and on February 15 the republic was proclaimed.

Chronology

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1. Revolutions of 1848

Was a revolutionary wave in Europe that started in France. The revolutions were essentially democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old monarchical structures and creating independent nation-states, as envisioned by romantic nationalism.

1.1. First Italian War of Independence

Was the first of the three traditional Italian Wars of Independence. It was fought by the Kingdom of Sardinia against the Austrian Empire but it did not led to any territorial modification.

1.1.1. Tuscany Front

Was the Tuscanian front of the First Italian War of Independence.

  • February 1849: Giuseppe Mazzini arrived in Florence and on February 15 the republic was proclaimed.

1.1.2. Austrian Invasion of Tuscany

Was an Austrian military campaign against the insurgents that had created the Republic of Tuscany.

  • May 1849: D'Aspre led his II Army Corps to the occupation of Lucca.
  • May 1849: Pisa conquered by austria.
  • May 1849: Siege of Livorno.
  • May 1849: In 1849, during the Italian Wars of Independence, General Franz von D'Aspre of the Austrian Empire advanced as far as Empoli, a town in Tuscany, Italy. This military occupation was part of Austria-Hungary's efforts to suppress the Italian nationalist uprisings.
  • May 1849: Austrian occupation of Florence.

Disestablishment

  • May 1849: Austrian occupation of Florence.