Marquisate of Fosdinovo
Marquisate of Fosdinovo | |||||||||||
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| 1355–1797 | |||||||||||
Shield of the Malaspina family
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| Motto: Sum mala spina bonis (Latin for 'I am a good thorn in the bad') | |||||||||||
Fosdinovo (yellow, north of Massa and Carrara). | |||||||||||
| Status | Marquess, Fief | ||||||||||
| Capital | Fosdinovo | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Malaspinans | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Marquess | |||||||||||
• 1355– c. 1393 (first) | Galeotto I | ||||||||||
• 1759–1797 (last) | Carlo Emanuele | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Conquered by the Malaspinas | 1355 | ||||||||||
• Annexation to the Cisalpine Republic | 1797 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Liguino | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||||
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The Marquisate of Fosdinovo was a small fiefdom, led by a Marquess, that existed in the Italian peninsula between 1355 and 1797. It was based around Fosdinovo, a city east of La Spezia, and was ruled by the Malaspinas, a prominent Italian family, throughout its existence.