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Duchy of Lucca was an The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italian state that was formed in 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 3 - Austria, Britain, and France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. January 4 - Netherlands, Foundation of the first dutch student association, the Groninger Studenten Corps, Vindicat Atque Polit. The first rector of... 1815 according to the The Congress of Vienna (October 1, 1814 - June 9, 1815) was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria. Its purpose was to redraw the continents political map after the defeat... Congress of Vienna, with capital Lucca (population 90,000) is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, near (but not on) the Ligurian Sea. It is one of the most conservative and richest cities in Northern Italy. Cattedrale San Martino, Lucca Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC... Lucca. It lasted until Events January January 4 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 - John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. January 30 - Yerba Buena, California is renamed San... 1847, when it was annexed to The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. The Grand Duchy consisted of most... Grand Duchy of Tuscany.


It adopted, from 1815 to 1818, a yellow-red horizontal flag. From 7 November 1818 to 1847 the flag was changed in a white flag with Maria Luisa coat of arms, and the yellow-red flag in the canton.


See also: Italy in the year 1492 Duchy of Savoy Saluzzo Monferrato County of Asti Duchy of Milan Republic of Venice Republic of Genua Duchy of Mantua Mirandola Carpi Correggio Dominio estense (Ferrara, Modena, Reggio) (Este) Massa Republic of Lucca Republic of Florence Republic of Siena State of the Church Principato of... Historical states of Italy.


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Lucca was founded by the Etruscans (there are traces of a pre-existing Ligurian settlement) and became a Roman colony in 180 BC.
Lucca was the seat of a convocation in 1408 that was intended to end the schism in the papacy.
Lucca is the birthplace of composers Francesco Geminiani, Gioseffo Guami, Luigi Boccherini, Giacomo Puccini and Alfredo Catalani.
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