10 Lire ITALY - TUSCANY - KINGDOM OF ETRURIA - CARLO LUDOVICO, 1803-1807 - 1806/05, Firenze (Florence) (plural: lire) was the currency of the Grand Duchy
(plural: lire) was the currency of the Grand Duchy | 缩写
Carlo Ludovico
44.00 mm
weight 39,39gr. | silver Ø 44mm.
obv. Joint draped portraits of Charles-Louis (Charles II de Bourbon-Parme) as a child and his mother Marie-Louise d′Étrurie (Marie-Louise-Joséphine de Bourbon), right., LS monogram et Marteau below, surrounded by the legend CAROLUS LUD.D·G· REX ETR. & M. ALOYSIA R. RECTRIX I·I·H·H· rev. Crowned shield with spikes divides wreath, FLORENTIAE 1806 below, surrounded by the legend DOMINE SPES MEA - A IUVENTUTE MEACarlo Ludovico, born on 22 December 1799, was the only son of Louis, Prince of Piacenza, and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain. Born at the Royal Palace of Madrid at the court of his maternal grandfather King Charles IV of Spain, he spent his first years living at the Spanish court. In 1801, by the Treaty of Aranjuez, Charles became Crown Prince of Etruria, a newly created kingdom formed from territories of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Charles moved to Italy with his parents and in 1803, not yet four years old, he succeeded his father as King of Etruria under the name Louis II. His mother Infanta Maria Luisa assumed the regency while Charles Louis′ minority lasted. In 1807 Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the kingdom of Etruria and Charles Louis and his mother took refuge in Spain. In May 1808 they were forced to leave Spain by Napoleon who arrested Charles Louis′ mother in a convent in Rome. Between 1811 and 1814 Charles Louis was placed under the care of his grandfather, the deposed King Charles IV of Spain.
After Napoleon′s fall, in 1817, Infanta Maria Luisa became Duchess of Lucca in her own right and Charles Louis, age sixteen, became hereditary Prince of Lucca. In 1820 he married Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy. They were a mismatched couple and had only one surviving son. At his mother′s death in 1824, Charles Louis became the reigning Duke of Lucca as Charles I. He had little interest in ruling. He left the duchy in the hands of his ministers and spent most of his time traveling around Europe. A liberal movement led him to abdicate Lucca in favor of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in October 1847 in exchange for financial compensation, as he wanted to retire to private life. Two months later, in December 1847, at the death of the former Empress Marie Louise, he succeeded her as the reigning Duke of Parma according to what had been stipulated by the Congress of Vienna.
His reign in Parma as Duke Charles II was brief. He was ill-received by his new subjects and within a few months he was ousted by a revolution. He regained control of Parma under the protection of Austrian troops, but finally abdicated in favor of his son Charles III on 14 March 1849. His son was assassinated in 1854 and his grandson Robert I, the last reigning Duke of Parma, was deposed in 1860. In exile Charles Louis assumed the title of count of Villafranca. He spent the last years of his life mostly in France, dying at Nice on 16 April 1883.The lira (plural: lire) was the currency of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until its annexation by Napoleonic France in 1807. After that year, it unofficially remained in circulation thanks to its silver value until the restoration of Tuscan independence in 1814. It was finally abolished in 1826. The lira was subdivided into 20 soldi, each of 3 quattrini or 12 denari (singular: soldo, quattrino, denaro). Other denominations included the crazia worth q.5 | the grosso worth q.20 | the paolo worth q.40 or 2⁄3 lira the testone worth 3 paoli and the crown-sized francescone worth 10 paoli or 6+2⁄3 lire. In 1803 the Tuscan lira was equivalent to 0.84 French francs, 0.84 Italian lira, or 3.78 grams of fine silver. In 1826 it was replaced by the Tuscan fiorino worth 100 quattrini or 1+2⁄3 lira. So this 10 lire was equivalent to 15 paoli.The Italian States Tuscany 10 Lire 1806 coin is a rare and valuable piece of history. Minted in Florence during the reign of Charles Louis, this silver coin weighs 39.39 grams and has a mintage of only circa 5,200 pieces. In 1806, Tuscany was part of the Italian States and was ruled by various branches of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Charles Louis was the Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1799 to 1803, and his reign was marked by political turmoil and Napoleonic invasions. This coin is in Almost Uncirculated condition with blooming lustre, making it a highly sought-after collector′s item among numismatists. Its rarity and historical significance make it a valuable addition to any collection of Italian coinage from the early 19th century.From the year 1806 only 5,200 pieces were minted. On this specimen the year 1806 has been changed from 1805. The 1 stands upside down. Unpublished as such. Extremely rare as such. cf. Craig 49.1 | cf. Numista 21650 | cf. Davenport 152RRR unc-
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