This polity was granted to the son of the Duke of Parma under the Treaty of Aranjuez, and although it was thereby promoted to a kingdom, it was soon granted to Elisa Bonaparte, Napoleon's oldest sister. In order to escape conscription during the Seven Years' War, residents of this polity fled to the Papal States. The flagsh
This polity was granted to the son of the Duke of Parma under the Treaty of Aranjuez, and although it was thereby promoted to a kingdom, it was soon granted to Elisa Bonaparte, Napoleon's oldest sister. In order to escape conscription during the Seven Years' War, residents of this polity fled to the Papal States. The flagship of this polity's navy was intended to pick up a cargo of spices that could not be delivered to Antwerp; instead the galleon San Francesco was seized by the Marquis of Santa Cruz and sent to the Azores before it joined the Spanish Armada. Francis Stephen of Lorraine, the husband of Maria Theresa, became the ruler of this polity after the last ruler of its original dynasty, Gian Gastone, died without heir in 1737. For 10 points, the Medici family had ruled what Italian grand duchy on the banks of the River Arno?
This polity was granted to the son of the Duke of Parma under the Treaty of Aranjuez, and although it was thereby promoted to a kingdom, it was soon granted to Elisa Bonaparte, Napoleon's oldest sister.
Grand Duchy of {Tuscany}