Tuscan Federation

The Tuscan Federation was a country situated on the Italian peninsula during Brazilian's Varna series, from Episode XV (Part 1) onwards. The country was a federation of four constituent states, each named after their capital cities. These states were the Republics of Florence, Siena, Prato and Pisa.
The state was unified during the Italian Schism, after the capture of Arezzo and Grosseto by Florentine, Siennese and Pisan forces. These three merged with the Republic of Prato to form the federation. 
The new federation stood by their previous allies, Lombardy and Brescia, as they marched down to Roma together. The goal was to reinstate the legitimate pope, Clement VII, and depose antipope Gennarus I, who was aligned with the Italic Union. By January 1539, the goal was reached - Gennarus had perished in a brief confrontation in the west of Roma, and a treaty had been signed in the city to reinstate Clement end the conflict.
When Italia began their intervention in the War of the Leagues, Lombardy believed they could catch the Italics off guard, and hence the brief Fourth Italian War took place in 1568. Lombardy, Brescia and Tuscany all made advancements into northern Italy, successfully capturing all of Romagna and splitting the Italic Union into two. However, after the disastrous Battle of Padua, Italia defeated the Lombards, even killing their leading general. That was all it took for the Italics to send the invading armies back home. To end the conflict, the Italic Union annexed Mantua from Brescia, and then Lombardy, Brescia and Tuscany all ceased hostilites.
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