Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Polity Style: 1814-1860 |
| 20 Apr 1814 |
the sovereignty of the Grand Duke of Würzburg (formerly the Grand Duke of Tuscany) over the territories of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany is recognized in accordance with a convention signed by the representatives of the Emperor of Austria, King of Naples, and Grand Duke of Würzburg in Parma on 20 Apr 1814 (Zobi, 3:358-360) |
| 27 Apr 1814 |
the commander-in-chief of the troops of Austria in his capacity as comandante generale militare della Toscana assumed the government of Tuscany in the name of the Grand Duke in accordance with a proclamation of 27 Apr 1814 (Gazzetta di Firenze, No. 53, 3 May 1814, pp. 2-3; Leggi del Granducato 1814, pp. 5-6) |
| 27 Apr 1814 - 8 Feb 1849 |
Granducato di (della) Toscana |
| 1 May 1814 |
the commissioner plenipotentiary of the Grand Duke of Tuscany assumed the government of Tuscany in the name of the Grand Duke, public ceremony, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence (Gazzetta di Firenze, No. 53, 3 May 1814, pp. 3-5; Leggi del Granducato 1814, pp. 9-11) |
| 8 Feb 1849 |
a provisional government is appointed by the resolution of an assembly of residents of Florence in defiance of the grand-ducal authority (confirmed by the lower chamber of the legislature of Tuscany, Consiglio Generale, on the same day) (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 2:832-841, 3:457; Il Popolano, No. 230, 9 Feb 1849, p. 917) [1] |
| 8 Feb 1849 - 12 Apr 1849 |
Toscana |
| 9 Feb 1849 |
all references to Leopoldo II in notarial acts and court rulings are replaced with Governo Provvisorio Toscano in accordance with a decree of the Provisinal Government of 9 Feb 1849 (Costituente italiana, No. 43, 11 Feb 1849, p. 2) |
| 12 Apr 1849 |
the City Council (Municipio) of Florence assumed the executive power of the state, proclaimed the restoration of monarchy and appointed a Government Commission by the proclamations issued on 12 Apr 1849 (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:602) |
| 12 Apr 1849 - 27 Apr 1859 |
Granducato di (della) Toscana |
| 6 May 1849 |
the commissioner extraordinary of the Grand Duke of Tuscany assumed the government in the name of the Grand Duke at a public ceremony in Florence on 6 May 1849 (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:608-609) |
| 27 Apr 1859 |
the grand-ducal government ceased to function upon the departure of the Grand Duke from Florence on 27 Apr 1859, a provisional government of Tuscany is appointed by the City Council of Florence on the same day (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:621-622; Atti e documenti del governo della Toscana, 1:9-10) |
| 27 Apr 1859 - 22 Mar 1860 |
Toscana |
| 30 Apr 1859 |
acting on the request of the Provisional Government of Tuscany, the King of Sardinia agreed to assume the protection of Tuscany in an address dispatched by the President of the Council of Ministers of the Sardinian monarchy to the Provisional Government of Tuscany on 30 Apr 1859 (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:625) |
| 11 May 1859 |
the extraordinary commissioner of the King Vittorio Emanuele assumed the government of Tuscany, public ceremony, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence (Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:635-637) |
| 11 May 1859 |
the notarial acts and court rulings are prescribed to be issued in the name of Governo Toscano in accordance with a decree of the extraordinary commissioner of the King Vittorio Emanuele of 11 May 1859 (Atti e documenti del governo della Toscana, 1:90; Le assemblee del Risorgimento: Toscana, 3:640) |
| 22 Mar 1860 |
the provinces of Tuscany (Provincie della Toscana) are incorporated into the Sardinian monarchy in accordance with a royal decree issued by the King of Sardinia on 22 Mar 1860 in Turin with immediate effect (Atti e documenti del governo della Toscana, 5:282-283; Sardinia Official Gazette, No. 70, Supplement, 22 Mar 1860, p. 1; La nazione, No. 85, 25 Mar 1860, p. 2) |
