1403
After a humiliating defeat by the hands of Burgundy and its allies, Milan ventilated its frustration by attacking the nation of Ferrara and its vasal, Modena. Modena was annexed in early 1403, which lead to the Franco-Milanese Punitive War. The French, supported by Austria, are invading Milan from the north and the west. Our nation is currently jammed between two major powers: Milan and the Papal States. As a result, we had our independence guaranteed by several nations to avoid both nations from gaining the upper hand in Italy. But our Doge believes it's quiet obvious the Papal States and Milan just want to use us a pretext for a future war between them over the hegemony of Italy.
Because of our precarious position, our Doge thought it wise to recruit more spies in nearby territories. Once they were in place, he ordered them to engineer an uprising in the nearby province of Pisa. To our surprise, it worked on the first try!
1404
The Milanese Army, broken by years of war between several major powers in Europe, was utterly defeated in the long Battle of Pisa, which raged on for 4 months. The siege of the city lasted, and in the autumn of 1403 the city walls were breached and the city garrison murdered: the city was now back under Pisanese control. The leader of the uprising, Gabriele Massimo, crowned himself Gabriele Maria I, King of Pisa. The daughter of one of our finest noblemen has been offered as a bride to Gabriele, for our Doge still sees Pisa as one of our own provinces. By maintaining close relations with the new kingdom, he hopes to be able to incorporate the lands lost to Milan.
The uprising in Pisa has inspired the people of Siena to rise up against their Milanese oppressors, taking up arms and laying siege to the city garrison just like the Pisanese did before them. Thanks to the decisive Battle of Pisa, no reinforcements ever reached Siena: the city garrison was quickly broken, and the city occupied by Siena rebels. Unlike Pisa, the people of Siena didn't have a strong leader. Instead, a council of people was elected, which was led by a nobleman closely related to the house of de Medici. The council elected unanimously to join the Noble Republic of Tuscany, and on the 15th of July 1404 the province of Siena became part of the Republic of Tuscany. This is great news for our nation, because we are now able to trade overseas once more! With this new port, our trade is beginning to flourish again.
After a humiliating defeat by the hands of Burgundy and its allies, Milan ventilated its frustration by attacking the nation of Ferrara and its vasal, Modena. Modena was annexed in early 1403, which lead to the Franco-Milanese Punitive War. The French, supported by Austria, are invading Milan from the north and the west. Our nation is currently jammed between two major powers: Milan and the Papal States. As a result, we had our independence guaranteed by several nations to avoid both nations from gaining the upper hand in Italy. But our Doge believes it's quiet obvious the Papal States and Milan just want to use us a pretext for a future war between them over the hegemony of Italy.
Because of our precarious position, our Doge thought it wise to recruit more spies in nearby territories. Once they were in place, he ordered them to engineer an uprising in the nearby province of Pisa. To our surprise, it worked on the first try!
1404
The Milanese Army, broken by years of war between several major powers in Europe, was utterly defeated in the long Battle of Pisa, which raged on for 4 months. The siege of the city lasted, and in the autumn of 1403 the city walls were breached and the city garrison murdered: the city was now back under Pisanese control. The leader of the uprising, Gabriele Massimo, crowned himself Gabriele Maria I, King of Pisa. The daughter of one of our finest noblemen has been offered as a bride to Gabriele, for our Doge still sees Pisa as one of our own provinces. By maintaining close relations with the new kingdom, he hopes to be able to incorporate the lands lost to Milan.
The uprising in Pisa has inspired the people of Siena to rise up against their Milanese oppressors, taking up arms and laying siege to the city garrison just like the Pisanese did before them. Thanks to the decisive Battle of Pisa, no reinforcements ever reached Siena: the city garrison was quickly broken, and the city occupied by Siena rebels. Unlike Pisa, the people of Siena didn't have a strong leader. Instead, a council of people was elected, which was led by a nobleman closely related to the house of de Medici. The council elected unanimously to join the Noble Republic of Tuscany, and on the 15th of July 1404 the province of Siena became part of the Republic of Tuscany. This is great news for our nation, because we are now able to trade overseas once more! With this new port, our trade is beginning to flourish again.
Will you invade Pisa?
