...Ugoccione tried to besiege Montecatini, a strategical
fortress, but thanks to its excellent position and the help of its ally
Florence, the siege failed. The final battle took place on the 29th
of August under Montecatini’s walls. The Guelph army (Florence + its
allies) was taken by surprise by Ugoccione’s Ghibelline army and after
many bloody disputes the Ghibellines resulted to be the
conquering army. On the 31th of August also Montecatini surrendered. The
following year Uguccione was obliged to flee and he took the village
Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli. The last one became the first lord
of Lucca and then from Pisa: he succeeded in expanding his power more and
more in the whole of Tuscany. In 1323 Castruccio tried to lay hands on one
of Florence’s strongholds, Fucecchio, but he was injured and forced to
retreat. This is how Florence slowly but surely regained power. During the
next centuries the armed conflicts continued in Valdinievole,
but we have to wait until the sixteenth century to see Montecatini emerge
again as the main actor in an important episode. In 1530, at the foot of
Montecatini, one began to confine the well in bathtubs and one gave also
names to the wells: "Mediceo", "Tondo", "Dei
Merli", "Della Rogna". The area however remained polluted
because of the immobility of the water..
army (Florence + its
allies) was taken by surprise by Ugoccione’s Ghibelline army and after
many bloody disputes the Ghibellines resulted to be the
conquering army. On the 31th of August also Montecatini surrendered. The
following year Uguccione was obliged to flee and he took the village
Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli. The last one became the first lord
of Lucca and then from Pisa: he succeeded in expanding his power more and
more in the whole of Tuscany. In 1323 Castruccio tried to lay hands on one
of Florence’s strongholds, 
Fucecchio, but he was injured and forced to
retreat. This is how Florence slowly but surely regained power. During the
next centuries the armed conflicts continued in Valdinievole,
but we have to wait until the sixteenth century to see Montecatini emerge
again as the main actor in an important episode. In 1530, at the foot of
Montecatini, one began to confine the well in bathtubs and one gave also
names to the wells: "Mediceo", "Tondo", "Dei
Merli", "Della Rogna". The area however remained polluted
because of the immobility of the water..
