Republic of Pisa

Republic of Pisa
Repubblica di Pisa (Italian)
c. 1000–1406
Coat of arms of Pisa
Coat of arms
Motto: Urbis me dignum pisane noscite signum
(Latin for 'Know that I am a worthy sign of the city')
Map of Pisa in the 11th century
Map of Pisa in the 11th century
CapitalPisa
Common languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentOligarchic republic
Governanti della repubblica 
• 1063–?
Giovanni Orlandi
• 1081–1189
Consul
• 1202–1312
Consiglio degli Anziani[a]
• 1402–1406
Gabriele Maria Visconti
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
c. 1000
• Participation in the Third Crusade
1189–1192
1284
• Annexed by the Republic of Florence
1406
CurrencyGrosso pisano, aquilino
Preceded by
Succeeded by
March of Tuscany
Republic of Florence
Principality of Piombino

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a commercial center whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and Italian trade for a century, before being surpassed and superseded by the Republic of Genoa.

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.


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  1. ^ "Pisa | Italy". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-10-13.