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Genoa-Corsica Conflict (1450s)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1450–1460

In the 1450s, Genoese control of Corsica was continually challenged by local clan uprisings and interference from the Kingdom of Aragon.

Timeline

  1. 1453–1455Corsica · CorsicaDissatisfied with Genoese colonial rule and tax oppression, local Corsican clans launched renewed armed uprisings, seizing mountain strongholds on the island and seeking support from the Kingdom of Aragon to resist Genoese overlordship.
  2. 1455–1458Corsica · CorsicaThe Republic of Genoa landed troops in Corsica to suppress the uprising, while King Alfonso V of Aragon took the opportunity to expand his influence on the island; the two sides fought a war of attrition, and Corsica became a pawn contested by the states of the Italian peninsula.
  3. 1458–1460Corsica · CorsicaBy around 1460, Genoa maintained control of coastal towns but could not fully pacify the mountain rebellion. The Corsican conflict severely weakened Genoa's finances and military strength, laying hidden dangers for its later mortgaging of the island to a banking family.

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