Principality of Lucca and Piombino
The Principality of Lucca and Piombino was created in July 1805 by Napoleon I for his sister Elisa Bonaparte. It was a state located on the central Italian Peninsula (present-day Italy) and was a client state of Napoleonic France.
Principality of Lucca and Piombino | |||||||||||||||
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1805–1814 | |||||||||||||||
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Status | Client state of the French Empire | ||||||||||||||
Capital | Lucca | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Italian, French | ||||||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||||||||
Princess | |||||||||||||||
• 1805–1809 | Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||||||||
23 June 1805 | |||||||||||||||
3 March 1814 | |||||||||||||||
Currency | French Franc | ||||||||||||||
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