History of San Marino Republic

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Lets peep into the interesting history of the small nation, which is inhabited from prehistoric times…Republic of San Marino, an enclave in Central Italy,

Until 1300, the feudal Bishop of Montefeltro, whose administration was centered in San Leo, ruled San Marino. San Marino has equal status as any other place in the Marecchia River valley. People of all the localities started to agitate against the Bishop to break the feudal bond and stop paying taxes. San Marino community claimed the tax exemption as a right, which was handed down in 1296.

San Marino is one the important places among those, despite being very small. As its tradition claims, it was founded in AD 301 when a stonemason Marinus fled to the island of Arbe to escape the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Diocletian. In his memory, the land was named “Land of Marino” and later became ”Republic of San Marino”.

During 1463, when San Marino entered into an alliance against Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, who was later defeated. Then Pope Pius II Piccolomini gave San Marino the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino, and Serravalle.

Its History says its been occupied twice by foreign militaries for a short time. Once in 1503, Cesare Borgia, known as Valentino, occupied the republic until his death several months later and then in 1739, Cardinal Alberoni used military force to occupy the country, but civil disobedience was used to protest this, and clandestine notes sent to the Pope to obtain justice were answered by the Pope's recognition of San Marino's rights and restored them to independence.

When Napoleon and his army enter Italy in 1797,he praised its Republican Liberty and offered to expand its territory but San Marino declined. The congress of Vienna also recognized San Marino in 1815.