Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara Ducato di Massa e Principato di Carrara (Italian) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1664–1796 1814–1836[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Motto: Libertas (Latin) Freedom | |||||||||||||||||
.jpg) Northern Italy in 1815. | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Massa Carrara | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||
• 1473–1481 | Giacomo I Malaspina (first) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1790–1829 | Maria Beatrice d'Este (last) | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Modern era | ||||||||||||||||
• Established | 22 February 1664 | ||||||||||||||||
• French rule | 10 May 1796–30 May 1814 | ||||||||||||||||
• Francis IV annexes the Massa and Carrara territories to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio | 14 November 1836[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||||||||||
The Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara (Italian: Ducato di Massa e Principato di Carrara) was a small state that controlled the towns of Massa and Carrara from 1473 until 1836.[1]
- ^ a b c Many authors argue that the final year of the states of Massa and Carrara was 1829, when the throne was assumed by the holder of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Francis IV of Austria-Este