Lucinasco is a commune currently located in the Province of Imperia. It was under the dominion of the counts of Ventimiglia during the late medieval and early modern period.
Lugano was a commune that was frequently the object of dispute between the sovereigns of Como and Milan, in particular by the powerful dynasties of the Visconti (rulers of Milan) and the Rusca (rulers of Como) in the late medieval and early modern era, until it became a Swiss dominion in 1513.