Pianosa underwent numerous incursions by pirates but the worst of all was that took place in 1553 by a French Turkish fleet commanded by Dragut who wiped out the population, from then on the island changed several times of ownership and was populated only seasonally from farmers coming from Elba to cultivate.
Pianosa sufriu numerosas incursións dos piratas, pero a peor de todas foi que tivo lugar en 1553 por unha frota turco francesa comandada por Dragut, que aniquilou á poboación, desde entón a illa cambiou varias veces de propiedade e poboouse só de forma estacional polos labregos procedentes de Elba para cultivar.