Duchy of Lucca
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The Duchy of Lucca was an Italian state that was formed in 1815 according to the Congress of Vienna, with capital Lucca. It lasted until 1847, when it was annexed to Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
The first duke was Charles Louis of Bourbon, in compensation of the lost Duchy of Parma, with regency assigned to his mother Maria Louisa. A clausule established that, after Charles Louis' death, the duchy was to be turned to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
It adopted, from 1815 to 1818, a yellow-red horizontal flag. From 7 November 1818 to 1847 the flag was changed in a white flag with Maria Luisa coat of arms, and the yellow-red flag in the canton.
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