Principality of Piombino

Principality of Piombino
Principato di Piombino (Italian)
1398–1805
Principality of Piombino between 15th and 16th centuries
Principality of Piombino between 15th and 16th centuries
Principality of Piombino and nearby Italian states around mid-18th century
Principality of Piombino and nearby Italian states around mid-18th century
StatusPrincipality
CapitalPiombino
Official languages
Religion
Catholicism
GovernmentMonarchy
• 1398–1405
Gherardo Appiani
(first lord)
• 1777–1801
Antonio II Boncompagni Ludovisi
(last prince)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1398
• Raised to principality
1594
• Prince deposed by
    French troops

1799 and 1803
28 March 1801
• Annexed by French-
    controlled Lucca

June 23, 1805
• Granted to Tuscany
1815
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of Pisa
Principality of Lucca and Piombino
Boncompagni’s flag

The Lordship of Piombino (Signoria di Piombino), and after 1594 the Principality of Piombino (Principato di Piombino), was a small state on the Italian peninsula centered on the town of Piombino and including part of the island of Elba. A vassal of the Kingdom of Naples associated with the State of the Presidios and a territory of the Holy Roman Empire formed from the remnants of the Republic of Pisa, it existed from 1399 to 1805, when it was merged into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino. In 1815 it was absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.


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