Most Serene Republic of Lucca | |||||||||
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| 1160–1805 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: Luca potens sternit sibi quae contraria cernit (Latin for 'Luca is powerful and spreads to himself what he sees as the opposite') | |||||||||
 Detail of a French map of Italy from c. 1700–1750 showing the territory of the Republic of Lucca. The map was designed by Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667) and published after his death by Covens & Mortier. | |||||||||
| Capital | Lucca | ||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Oligarchic republic | ||||||||
| Governanti di Lucca | |||||||||
• 1251–1313 | Capitani del popolo | ||||||||
• 1316–1328 | Castruccio Castracani | ||||||||
• 1400–1430 | Paolo Guinigi | ||||||||
| Historical era | |||||||||
• Established | 1160 | ||||||||
• Paolo Guinigi overthrows the republican government starting a Signoria | 1400–1430 | ||||||||
• Republican government restored | 1430 | ||||||||
| 23 June 1805 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• Estimate | 100,000 in the 18th century | ||||||||
| Currency | Autonomous mint (known as ducato) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||
The Republic of Lucca (Italian: Repubblica di Lucca) was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany, which lasted from 1160 to 1805.
Its territory extended beyond the city of Lucca, reaching the surrounding countryside in the north-western part of today's Tuscany region, to the borders with Emilia-Romagna and Liguria.
The Republic of Lucca remained independent until 1799. Later the state continued to exist but was, de facto, dependent upon Napoleonic France, and ceased officially its existence in 1805, when it was transformed in the Principality of Lucca and Piombino.