Pisa's Maritime Conflicts and Decline (c. 1306)

Name: Pisa's Maritime Conflicts and Decline (c. 1306)
Start: 1306
End: 1310

Type Event Region Europe Time 1306–1310

Around 1306, Pisa suffered military setbacks and trade losses, accelerating the decline of its maritime republic status and paving the way for Floren…

Timeline

1306–1307Sardinia · SardiniaPisa tried to maintain its position in Sardinia and contest island control with Genoa, but suffered naval defeats. Fleet losses and military expenses mounted, plunging the republic's finances into crisis.
1308–1310Pisa · TuscanyFlorence and Lucca pressed Pisa from inland, cutting off its trade hinterland. Pisa's merchant fleet shrank, port tariffs plummeted, nobles and merchants divided, and the republic gradually lost the maritime strength to rival Genoa and Venice.

Sources

A History of Pisa: Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries — Edward D. English (2020)