March of Tuscany

March of Tuscany
Marchiae Tusciae (Latin)
846–1197
Coat of arms of the House of Canossa
The March of Tuscany in the political context of Italy in the 900s AD
StatusMarch of the Kingdom of Italy
Capital

43°51′00″N 10°31′00″E / 43.85°N 10.5166°E / 43.85; 10.5166
Official languagesLatin
Religion
Chalcedonian Christianity
(846–1054)
Roman Catholicism
(1054–1197)
GovernmentFeudal monarchy
Margrave of Tuscany 
 812–813
Boniface I (first)
 847–884
Adalbert I
 931–936
Boso of Arles
 1076–1115
Matilda
Historical eraEarly Middle Ages
 Adalbert I granted margraviate
846
 Granted to Boso
931
 Rainier deposed in favour of House of Canossa
1027
 Formation of Tuscan League
1197
 Claimed by Papacy
1198
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Middle Francia
Commune of Arezzo
Republic of Florence
Republic of Lucca
Commune of Pistoia
Republic of Pisa
Poggibonsi
Commune of Prato
Republic of Siena
Volterra
Today part ofItaly

The March of Tuscany (Latin: Marchiae Tusciae; Modern Italian: Marca di Tuscia [ˈmarka di ˈtuʃʃa]) was a march of the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Located in northwestern central Italy, it bordered the Papal States to the south, the Ligurian Sea to the west and Lombardy to the north. It comprised a collection of counties, largely in the valley of the River Arno, originally centered on Lucca.