Lucca coins catalog with values
City of Lucca
Lucca was granted self-government in 1084 by
a charter from the German Emperor Henry IV. The city was given
de facto rule over a narrow strip of six miles around the city,
on which it was forbidden to build any feudal castles. In the
end Lucca became almost completely independent and governed by
itself, having bought the rights from the Marquis for 1000
solidi. At the same time, Lucca was legally part of the Holy
Roman Empire.
In the XIII century, the municipality maintained its struggle
against neighboring feudal lords, until it secured dominance
over vast territories and competed for military supremacy in
Tuscany with Florence. At the beginning of the fourteenth
century, after the devastation caused by the struggle between
the political parties of the white and black Guelphs, the city
was conquered by one Uguccione della Faggiola with the help of
the imperial vicar Castruccio Castracani, who was himself a
native of Lucca. The people of Lucca subsequently overthrew the
government of Uguccione and proclaimed Castruccio captain of the
people.
Castruccio's reign represented the height of Lucca's power,
whose territories included Garfagnana in the north, the coast
from Carrara to Pisa in the west, and the city of Pistoia in the
east (under the domains of Lucca and Florence). With the death
of Castruccio, the state of Lucca fell under the rule of one
city or another until Emperor Charles IV granted the Republic of
Lucca independence in exchange for money, and the territory was
greatly reduced.
Subsequently, the importance of the republic in the region
declined. In the first decades of the 15th century, Lucca fell
under the tyranny of the Guinigi family. All offices were given
to supporters of the dominant family. The General Council was
forbidden to meet, its role being assumed by a commission of
twelve or eighteen representatives of the reigning house.
The alliance between the Guinigi family and the Duchy of Milan
involved Lucca in a devastating war against Venice and Florence.
In 1429 Florence besieged Lucca to take revenge on the Guinigi,
who had supported Milan during the previous war. After several
days of siege, Lucca asked for help from Milan, who sent
Francesco Sforza to help and forced the Florentines to retreat.
A few days later the citizens of Lucca arrested Guinigi.
In 1430 Lucca was again besieged. During the siege of the city,
the Florentines tried to stop the Serchio River to flood Lucca,
but due to mistakes they flooded the Florentine camp. Milan,
according to the treaty, could not interfere in Florence's
affairs, but Genoa sent an army of 6,000 men led by Niccolo
Piccinino. After a bloody battle, the Florentine troops were
forced to retreat.
From then on, except for a brief period of domination by Paolo
Guinigi, Lucca remained an independent republic until 1799, when
it was taken by the troops of the French revolutionaries. First
a satellite republic on the French model was formed, and then a
possession of the Bonaparte family (the Principality of Lucca
and Piombino) given to Napoleon's sister Elisa.
After the War of Liberation, the Congress of Vienna gave Lucca
to the Dowager Queen of Etruria, who held the title of Duchess
of Lucca until her death in 1824. Her son Charles Louis ruled
the duchy until 1847, when it was annexed to the Grand
Duchy of Tuscany.
Denar
denar no date (1039-1125)
silver
with name of emperor Henry III (1046-1056)
H / ENRICVS
IMPERATOR / LVCA
Value - 20-25 USD
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