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Italian city-states

  • Republic of GenoaIn 1097, twelve galleys and one ship carrying 1,200 soldiers set sail from Genoa to join the First Crusade. The Genoese fleet blockaded Antioch in May of…
  • Republic of VeniceIn 697, Paolo Lucio Anafesto became the first doge of Venice according to tradition. This date marks the birth of a sovereign state that would survive for…
  • Republic of FlorenceIn 1115, the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany following the death of Matilda of Tuscany. This uprising marked the beginning of a…
  • Italian city-statesThe year 753 BC marks the founding of Rome, a city-state that would eventually create colonies and municipi across Italy.
  • Duchy of MilanThe year 1395 marked a turning point when Gian Galeazzo Visconti received the title of Duke of Milan from Wenceslaus of Bohemia.