Appiani family

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The Appiani family was an Italian noble dynasty that held significant regional power during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, particularly through its long control of the coastal principality of Piombino in Tuscany.

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Appiani family canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble family
noble dynasty
country Italy
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
Renaissance
historicalSignificance played a strategic role in Tuscan coastal politics
knownFor control of important Tyrrhenian Sea ports
marital alliances with major Italian dynasties
language Italian
member Alfonso Appiani
Caterina Appiani
Elena Appiani
Elena Salviati
Iacopo V Appiani
Iacopo VII Appiani
linked to: Iacopo IV Appiani

Iacopo VIII Appiani
Jacopo I Appiani
Jacopo II Appiani
Jacopo III Appiani
Jacopo IV Appiani
nobleRank lords
princes
notableFor regional power in Renaissance
regional power in late Middle Ages
rule of Piombino
originatedAs branch of the Appiano family of Pisa
overlords Crown of Aragon
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Republic of Pisa
politicalAlignment Guelph
politicalStatus autonomous princes under nominal overlordship of larger powers
region Tuscany
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledTerritory Buriano
Campiglia Marittima
Elba
Massa Marittima
Piombino
Populonia
Portoferraio
Scarlino
Suvereto
Vignale
seatOfPower Piombino
Piombino Castle
titlesHeld Lords of Piombino
Princes of Piombino

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Lordship of Piombino rulingFamily Appiani family
Jacopo II Appiani memberOf Appiani family
Gherardo Appiani memberOf Appiani family
Iacopo IV Appiani memberOf Appiani family
Principality of Piombino rulingDynasty Appiani family