Serenissima Repubblica Lucense(Italian) Res Publica Lucensis(Latin)
1160–1805
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: Luca potens sternit sibi quae contraria cernit (Latin for 'Luca is powerful and spreads to himself what he sees as the opposite')
Detail of a French map of Italy from c. 1700–1750 showing the territory of the Republic of Lucca. The map was designed by Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667) and published after his death by Covens & Mortier.
Capital
Lucca
Common languages
Italian
Latin
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Government
Oligarchic republic
Governanti di Lucca
• 1251–1313
Capitani del popolo
• 1316–1328
Castruccio Castracani
• 1400–1430
Paolo Guinigi
Historical era
Middle Ages
Early modern period
• Established
1160
• Paolo Guinigi overthrows the republican government starting a Signoria
1400–1430
• Republican government restored
1430
• Disestablished
23 June 1805
Population
• Estimate
100,000 in the 18th century
Currency
Autonomous mint (known as ducato)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
March of Tuscany
Principality of Lucca and Piombino
Today part of
Italy
The Republic of Lucca (Italian: Repubblica di Lucca) was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany, which lasted from 1160 to 1805.
Its territory extended beyond the city of Lucca, reaching the surrounding countryside in the north-western part of today's Tuscany region, to the borders with Emilia-Romagna and Liguria.
The Republic of Lucca remained independent until 1799. Later the state continued to exist but was, de facto, dependent upon Napoleonic France, and ceased officially its existence in 1805, when it was transformed in the Principality of Lucca and Piombino.
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