Early in 1771 Peter Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, purchased Gorgona from the Carthusians of Pisa with the intent of making it part of a plan for economic revival.
A principios de 1771 Pedro Leopoldo II, Gran Duque de Toscana, comprou Gorgona aos Cartuxos de Pisa coa intención de facela parte dun plan de reactivación económica.