Republic of Gaeta

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The Republic of Gaeta was a medieval Italian maritime city-state and trading power on the Tyrrhenian coast, active in Mediterranean commerce and regional politics.

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Republic of Gaeta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian city-state
former country
medieval maritime republic
allegiance Byzantine Empire
alliance Byzantine Empire
Papal States
capital Gaeta
continent Europe
country Italy
currency follaro
dissolved c. 1140s
economy Mediterranean commerce
maritime trade
endTime 12th century
era Middle Ages
followedBy Kingdom of Sicily
foundedAsPoliticalEntity 9th century
governmentType city-state
maritime republic
historicalRegion Campania (historical)
linked to: Campania
language Italo-Romance languages
Latin
Vulgar Latin
locatedIn Tyrrhenian Sea region
linked to: Tyrrhenian region
locatedInPresentDay Italy
Lazio
Province of Latina
locatedOn Tyrrhenian coast
mergedInto Kingdom of Sicily
militaryRole naval power in the Tyrrhenian Sea
notableRulerTitle duke of Gaeta
hypatos
participatedIn regional Italian politics
partOf Southern Italy
politicalStatus autonomous duchy
de facto independent state
precededBy Byzantine Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Latin Church
rival Amalfi
Duchy of Benevento
Duchy of Naples
significantPort Gaeta
startTime c. 839
strategicImportance control of coastal routes between Rome and Naples
tradeRegion Mediterranean Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
urbanCenter Gaeta

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Italian maritime republics hasMember Republic of Gaeta