Amalfi, 958-1037 The Duchy or Republic of Amalfi was a de facto independent state centred on th

Amalfi, 958-1037

The Duchy or Republic of Amalfi was a de facto independent state centred on the Southern Italian city of Amalfi. It extracted itself from Byzantine vassalage and first elected a duke in 958. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial centre whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and Italian trade for a century.

Amalfi, perhaps the first of the maritime republics to play a major role, lost its independence and fell to the Normans, from whose yoke it failed in two separate attempts to free itself.

Today the flag, among with those of Venice, Pisa and Genoa, is part of the Italian CivilandNaval Ensign.