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  1. The Kingdom of Etruria (/ ɪ ˈ t r ʊər i ə / ih-TROOR-ee-ə; Italian: Regno di Etruria) was an Italian kingdom between 1801 and 1807 that made up a large part of modern Tuscany. It took its name from Etruria, the old Roman name for the land of the Etruscans. [1]

  2. Jul 19, 2019 · The short-lived Kingdom of Etruria. To secure Spain as an ally against the English, Napoleon, then first consul of France, was engaged in complicated horse trading with his neighbouring country. As part of the deal, in October 1800, Spain signed a “secret” agreement, the Treaty of San Ildefonso, with Napoleon returning the Louisiana ...

  3. Etruria, Ancient country, central Italy. It covered the region that now comprises Tuscany and part of Umbria. Etruria was inhabited by the Etruscans, who established a civilization by the 7th century bc. Their chief confederation, traditionally including 12 cities, developed a culture that reached.

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  4. The Kingdom of Etruria (1801–07) was a contrivance of the Napoleonic period. Devised by the French for the house of Bourbon-Parma in compensation for the impending annexation of Parma to France at a time when France still needed the goodwill of the Spanish Bourbons, it was…. Read More.

  5. Louis I ( Italian: Ludovico I; 5 July 1773 – 27 May 1803) was the first of the two kings of Etruria. Louis was the son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, and Maria Amalia of Austria. He was born in 1773, when his great-grandfather, King Louis XV of France, was still alive.

  6. Key Points. The prevailing view is that Rome was founded by Italics who later merged with Etruscans. Rome was likely a small settlement until the arrival of the Etruscans, who then established Rome’s urban infrastructure. The Etruscans were indigenous to the Mediterranean area, probably stemming from the Villanovan culture.

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  8. May 11, 2018 · The Etruscan civilization was located in the ancient region of Etruria (present-day Tuscany and Umbria) in central Italy, bounded to the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, to the north by the Arno River, and to the east and south by the Tiber River. The city of Rome lay at its southern border.

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