11) Toscana. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Toscana, see Tuscany, Italy....
12) Medici, Cosimo III de'. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Medici, Cosimo III de , 1642-1723, grand duke of Tuscany (1670-1723); son and successor of Ferdinand II de' Medici. During his long reign the government of Tuscany...
13) Florence, city, Italy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...city, Italy, (florŽns, florŽ-) (KEY) , Ital. Firenze, city (1991 pop. 403,294), capital of Tuscany and of Firenze prov., central Italy, on the Arno River, at the...
14) Medici, Gian Gastone de'. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Gastone de , (jan gastoŽna da meŽdiche, Ital. maŽdeche) (KEY) , 1671-1737, grand duke of Tuscany (1723-37); son and successor of Cosimo III de' Medici. Gian Gastone...
15) Maremma. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Maremma, (maramŽma) (KEY) , coastal area in Tuscany, central Italy, along the Tyrrhenian Sea and extending E to the Apennines. A flourishing region in Etruscan and...
16) Elba. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Elba, (elŽba) (KEY) , island, 86 sq mi (223 sq km), Tuscany, central Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 6 mi (9.7 km) from the Italian mainland, part of the Tuscan Archipelago....
17) Lucca. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Lucca, (lookŽka) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 87,100), capital of Lucca prov., Tuscany, N central Italy, near the Ligurian Sea. It is a commercial and industrial center...
18) Siena. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Siena, (syeŽna) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 56,956), capital of Siena prov., Tuscany, central Italy. Rich in art treasures and historic architecture, it is one of the...
19) Pis'tols. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...So called from Pistoja, in Tuscany, where they were invented in 1545. (Latin, pistorium.) 1 To discharge one s pistol in the air. To fight a man of straw; to fight...
20) 1405. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...(1406), giving Florence direct access to the sea. Filippo Maria Visconti's drive into Tuscany led Florence to declare war. The peace party was led by Giovanni de'...
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