Live auction - fwo_961968 - ITALY - PRINCIPALTY OF LUCCA AND PIOMBINO - FELIX BACCIOCHI AND ELISA BONAPARTE 5 Franchi 1808 Florence
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| Starting price : | 75 € |
| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 77 € |
| Maximum bid : | 90 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 17:58:20 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 5 Franchi
Date: 1808
Mint name / Town : Florence
Quantity minted : 174960
Metal : silver
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 24,81 g.
Edge : décorée
Obverse
Obverse legend : FELICE ED ELISA PP. DI LUCCA E PIOMBINO..
Obverse description : Bustes accolés d'Elisa diadémée et drapée et de Félix tête nue à droite.
Obverse translation : (Félix et Élisa souverains de Lucques et Piombino).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PRINCIPATO DI LUCCA E PIOMBINO/ 5/ FRANCHI/ 1808.
Reverse description : dans une couronne formée de deux branches d'olivier.
Reverse translation : (Principauté de Lucques et Piombino).
Historical background
ITALY - PRINCIPALTY OF LUCCA AND PIOMBINO - FELIX BACCIOCHI AND ELISA BONAPARTE
(1805-1814)
Félix Bacciochi (18/05/1762-28/04/1841) is a Corsican compatriot of Napoleon. He married Élisa Bonaparte on May 1, 1797 (3/01/1777-7/08/1820). Élisa, Napoleon's favorite sister, was the first to have a principality on June 26, 1805. First Princess of Piombino, she then received the Principality of Lucca. In 1809, the management of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was added. Residing in Florence, Élisa fulfills her mission and carefully manages the territories entrusted to her by her brother. In 1814, she had to flee, taking refuge in Bologna, then in Brünn during the Hundred Days. She retired to Trieste and died there in 1820.
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