Polity · 1260 CE – 1737 CE

Republic of Florence

Respublica Florentina · Repubblica fiorentina

Peak recorded area
20,300 km²
1572 CE
Rulers on record
4
from 1287 CE
Sources cited
2
see all

Overview

The Republic of Florence, known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany, Italy. The republic originated in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon the death of Matilda of Tuscany, who controlled vast territories that included Florence. The Florentines formed a commune in Rabodo's successors' place.

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Territory

26 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.

Rulers

4 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.

  1. Matteo da Foglianopodestà of Florence1287 CE –
  2. Gentile II Orsini, Senator of Romepodestà of Florence1292 CE –
  3. Tebaldo Brusatopodestà of Florence1293 CE
  4. Cante de' Gabriellipodestà of Florence1298 CE –

Language & currency

Official & national languages
Tuscan
Currency
florin

Sources

Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.

  • Cliopatria

    Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).

  • Wikipedia

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