Duchy of Tuscia Ducatus Tusciae (Latin) | |||||||||
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| 576–797 | |||||||||
_Italy.png) The Duchy of Tuscia in Central Italy within the Kingdom of the Lombards | |||||||||
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| Capital | Lucca | ||||||||
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| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Duchy | ||||||||
| Duke of Tuscia | |||||||||
• 576–585 | Gummarito | ||||||||
• 774–797 | Allone | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 576 | ||||||||
• Frankish invasion | 797 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tuscany | ||||||||
The Duchy of Tuscia (/ˈtʌsiə, ˈtʌʃ(i)ə/ TUSS-ee-ə, TUSH-(ee-)ə; Modern Italian: Ducato di Tuscia [duˈkaːto di ˈtuʃʃa]; Latin: Ducatus Tusciae), initially known as the Duchy of Lucca (Modern Italian: Ducato di Lucca; Latin: Ducatus Lucaniae), was a Lombard duchy in Central Italy, which included much of today's Tuscany. After the occupation of the territories belonging to the Byzantines, the Lombards founded this flourishing duchy which, among other centres, also included Florence. The capital of the duchy was Lucca, which was located along the Via Francigena, being also the city where the dukes resided.[1]
- ^ Mancini, Augusto. Storia di Lucca (in Italian). Pacini Fazzi. p. 23. ISBN 8872463432.