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Pisan Rebellion against Florence

Type Event Region Europe Time 1494–1509

From Charles VIII's invasion of Italy in 1494, the long Florence-dominated city of Pisa seized the opportunity to launch an independence movement, se…

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  1. 1494Pisa · TuscanyAs Charles VIII marched south into Italy, the people of Pisa, spurred on by local elites, expelled the Florentine governor, declared the restoration of an independent republic, and sought the protection of the King of France against Florentine reconquest.
  2. 1495–1499Pisa and surroundings · TuscanyPisa repeatedly received French garrison and diplomatic support in the 1490s, while Florence, after the Medici restoration, organized a prolonged blockade and siege; the two sides repeatedly contended over control of the Ligurian Sea approaches.
  3. 1500–1509Pisa · TuscanyAround 1500, French power was checked in northern Italy and Pisa's foreign support waned; in 1509 Florence finally breached the city's defenses, ending the Pisan independence movement and reincorporating Pisa into Florentine rule.

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