After the death of Margravine Matilda of Tuscany in 1115, the city began to constitute itself an independent commune, with a charter officially acknowledged by Margrave Welf VI in 1160.
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The city traces its roots back to the first half of the 16th century when it became the only gate to the sea for the Republic of Lucca.