...Thanks to grand dke Leopold who built canals for
the removal of the water, the territory was recuperated, moreover he ordered
the constrUction of the thermal resourts around the wells: Tettuccio 1779,
Bagno Regio 1773, and Terme Leopoldine 1775. The war that brought
Montecatini again in the center of the conflict started in 1554. On the one
hand we had Cosimo of the Medicis
and on the other hand Pietro Strozzi. The Medicis represent Florence and
have Spanish allies. Pietro Strozzi is from Siena and has french allies.
Cosimo wanted to conquer Siena to expand his own territory and in response
Siena initiated on 11th of June 1554 the process of conquesting
Valdinievole. Pietro Strozzi succeeded in conquering the valley, slowly but
with success. He caused the withdrawal of the Spanish army with its allies,
the Medicis, towards Pistoia and on the 21st of June of the same
year also Montecatini was sieged, by using only 150 horses (French-Siena).
Montecatini did not object, also because a certain Cornelio Bentivoglio
anticipated Strozzi spreading the news that he was a liberator. Montecatini
was once a untouchable stronghold, but now it had become weak, both because
of the degradation and because of the century-long armed conflicts. When the
Medicis came back they took hold again over Montecatini, and pitilessly they
stole everything, even doors and windows. But…
and on the other hand Pietro Strozzi. The Medicis represent Florence and
have Spanish allies. Pietro Strozzi is from Siena and has french allies.
Cosimo wanted to conquer Siena to expand his own territory and in response
Siena initiated on 11th of June 1554 the process of conquesting
Valdinievole. Pietro Strozzi succeeded in conquering the valley, slowly but
with success. He caused the withdrawal of the Spanish army with its allies,
the Medicis, towards Pistoia and on the 21st of June of the same
year also Montecatini was sieged, by using only 150 horses (French-Siena).
Montecatini did not object, also because a certain Cornelio Bentivoglio
anticipated Strozzi spreading the news that he was a liberator. Montecatini
was once a untouchable stronghold, but now it had become weak, both because
of the degradation and because of the century-long armed conflicts. When the
Medicis came back they took hold again over Montecatini, and pitilessly they
stole everything, even doors and windows. But…