Republic of Pisa
Italian maritime republic (c. 1000–1406) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Republic of Pisa (Italian: Repubblica di Pisa) was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century and centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and Italian trade for a century, before being surpassed and superseded by the Republic of Genoa.
Republic of Pisa | |||||||||||||||
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c. 1000–1406 | |||||||||||||||
Motto: Urbis me dignum pisane noscite signum (Latin) Know that I am a worthy sign of the city | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Pisa | ||||||||||||||
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Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||||||
Government | Oligarchic republic | ||||||||||||||
Governanti della repubblica | |||||||||||||||
• 1063–? | Giovanni Orlandi (first) | ||||||||||||||
• 1202–1312 | Consiglio degli Anziani[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||
• 1402–1406 | Gabriele Maria Visconti (last) | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||
• Established | c. 1000 | ||||||||||||||
• Participation in the Third Crusade | 1189–1192 | ||||||||||||||
1284 | |||||||||||||||
• Annexed by the Republic of Florence | 1406 | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Estimate | 350,000 around the XIII century | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Grosso pisano, aquilino | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Italy |
The republic's participation in the Crusades secured valuable commercial positions for Pisan traders, thereafter the city grew in wealth and power. Pisa was a historical rival to Genoa at sea and to Florence and Lucca on land.[1]
The power of Pisa as a mighty maritime nation began to grow and reached its apex in the 11th century when it acquired traditional fame as one of the main historical Maritime Republics of Italy.