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| | Grand Duchy of Tuscany (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.eecs.umich.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. |
 | | In July, Leopold, in exile in Vienna, abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinand IV, who never reigned - Tuscany was under Sardinian administration, and Ferdinand was formally deposed on 16 August. |
 | | In December of 1859, the Grand Duchy officially ceased to existing, being companied with the Duchies of Modena and Parma to form the United Provinces of Central Italy, which was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia a few months later, in March of 1860. |
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