Kingdom of Etruria Regno di Etruria (Italian) | |||||||||||
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1801–1807 | |||||||||||
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Status | Client state of the French Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Florence | ||||||||||
Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||
Religion | Christian (Roman Catholic) | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
King | |||||||||||
• 1801–1803 | Louis I | ||||||||||
• 1803–1807 | Louis II | ||||||||||
Regent | |||||||||||
• 1803–1807 | Maria Luisa | ||||||||||
Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||||
March 21, 1801 | |||||||||||
December 10, 1807 | |||||||||||
Currency | Tuscan pound | ||||||||||
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The Kingdom of Etruria (/ɪˈtrʊəriə/ ih-TROOR-ee-ə; Italian: Regno di Etruria) was an Italian kingdom between 1801 and 1807 that made up a large part of modern Tuscany. It took its name from Etruria, the old Roman name for the land of the Etruscans.[1]