Marquisate of Fosdinovo

Medieval Fiefdom in Italy

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Marquisate of Fosdinovo

Marchesato di Fosdinovo (Italian)

1355–1797

Shield of the Malaspina family

Motto: Sum mala spina bonis
(Latin for 'I am a good thorn in the bad')

Fosdinovo (yellow, north of Massa and Carrara).

Status| Marquess, Fief
Capital| Fosdinovo
Common languages| Italian
Demonym(s)| Malaspinans
Government| Monarchy
Marquess|

• 1355– c. 1393 (first)

| Galeotto I

• 1759–1797 (last)

| Carlo Emanuele
History|

• Conquered by the Malaspinas

| 1355

• Annexation to the Cisalpine Republic

| 1797
Currency| Liguino

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Roman Catholic Diocese of Luni

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| Republic of Lucca
| Cisalpine Republic |

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Today part of| Italy

The Marquisate of Fosdinovo was a small fiefdom, led by a Marquess, that existed in the Italian peninsula between 1355 and 1797. It was based around Fosdinovo, a city east of La Spezia, and was ruled by the Malaspinas, a prominent Italian family, throughout its existence.

Liguino Coin Minted in Fosdinovo[1]

## Founding of the Marquisate

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See also: Italy in the Middle Ages

The Marquisate of Fosdinovo was established around 1355 when Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg visited the area and granted the rank of Marquisate to Galeotto I Malaspina. The area Galeotto I took control of had been owned by the Bishops of Luni and had been occupied by Lucca not long before this. In 1393, Galetto I died, and his sons split the Marquisate into small territories for themselves.[2]

Under Gabriele II (1467 - 1508), the Marquisate developed and expanded significantly. in 1468, an oratory was built, followed by several other religious buildings in the next few decades.

## End of the Marquisate

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Carlo Emanuele became the ruler of the Marquisate in 1759, thirty years before the French Revolution and the Revolutionary Wars began. Eventually, the fiefdom was occupied by the Republic of France. With the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the establishment of the Congress of Vienna, Fosdinovo was put under the control of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio. Towards the end of the 19th century, descendants of the Marquises that formerly ruled over the country regained possession of the town's castle. They still own it to this day.

## Bibliography

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* Giovan Battista Bianchi, Fosdinovo. I suoi Signori e i suoi Marchesi, ed. Felici, Pisa 2002.
* Eugenio Branchi, Storia della Lunigiana feudale, Beggi, Pistoia 1898.
* Massimo Dadà (a cura di), Fosdinovo, ed. Giacche, La Spezia 2010.
* Umberto Dorini, A great feudatory of the Trecento. Spinetta Malaspina, Olschki, Firenze 1940.

## References

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1. ^ "numista". www.numista.com. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
2. ^ academia. Retrieved 2022-07-20 - via www.academia.edu.

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Malaspina

Dynastic
lines|

| Main branch|

* Obertenghi (Adalberto the Margrave
* Oberto I)
* Oberto II (Margrave of Milan)
* Albert Malaspina

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Sub-branches|

* Malaspina dello Spino Fiorito
* Opizzo Malaspina

* Malaspina dello Spino Secco
* Conrad Malaspina (The Old)

* Cybo-Malaspina

Sum Mala Spina Malis Sum Bona Spina Bonis

People|

| Marquise of Fosdinovo|

* Spinetta Malaspina
* Galeotto I Malaspina
* Gabriele I Malaspina
* Spinetta II Malaspina
* Antonio Alberico I Malaspina
* Giacomo I Malaspina
* Gabriele II Malaspina
* Lorenzo Malaspina
* Galeotto II Malaspina
* Giuseppe Malaspina (nobile)
* Andrea Malaspina
* Giacomo II Malaspina
* Pasquale Malaspina
* Ippolito Malaspina (Marchese di Fosdinovo)
* Carlo Francesco Agostino Malaspina
* Gabriele III Malaspina
* Carlo Emanuele Malaspina

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Lords of Massa and Carrara|

* Antonio Alberico I Malaspina
* Giacomo I Malaspina
* Antonio Alberico II Malaspina

Marquises of Massa and lords of Carrara|

* Antonio Alberico II Malaspina
* Ricciarda Malaspina

Sovereigns of Massa and Carrara|

* Antonio Alberico II Malaspina
* Ricciarda Malaspina
* Giulio Cybo
* Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina
* Carlo I Cybo-Malaspina
* Alberico II Cybo-Malaspina
* Carlo II Cybo-Malaspina
* Alberico III Cybo-Malaspina
* Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina
* Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina
* Maria Beatrice d'Este (1750-1829)

Consorts|

* Giovanna Novella Malaspina
* Marcella Malaspina

Saints|

Cardinlas|

Bishops and Archbishops|

* Bernabò Malaspina
* Aragonio Malaspina
* Barnaba Malaspina
* Gabriele Malaspina
* Gherardino Malaspina

Military-men and Warlords|

* Albert Malaspina
* Alessandro Malaspina
* Bernabò Malaspina
* Ippolito Malaspina
* Obizzo Malaspina
* Moroello Malaspina

Architecture|

| Palaces|

* Palazzo Boldieri-Malaspina
* Palazzo Cybo Malaspina
* Palazzo Dessilani
* Palazzo Ducale (Massa)
* Palazzo Malaspina
* Palazzo Venerosi Pesciolini

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Castles and Forts|

* Castello del Dego
* Castello di Agnino
* Castello di Ameglia
* Castello di Arcola
* Castello di Bastia
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* Fortezza della Brunella
* Fortezza della Verrucola
* Fortezza delle Verrucole
* Rocca Malaspina (Massa)
* Torre di Castruccio

Villas|

* Villa di Agnano
* Villa la Rinchiostra
* Villa Malaspina
* Villa Massoni

Altro|

Patrons|

| Painters, Scolptures and Architects|

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Poets|

* Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
* Guilhem de la Tor
* Dante Alighieri

Philosofers and Humanists|

Scientists|

Musicians|

Resting places|

* Chiesa di San Remigio (Fosdinovo)
* Massa Cathedral

Heraldy|

Institutions|

* Duchy of Massa and Carrara
* Marchesato di Fosdinovo
* Marchesato di Tresana

Related|

* Lunigiana
* Castelli lunigianesi
* Pace di Castelnuovo

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