Florence during the Renaissance (c. 1400–1530)

1. Cosimo de’ Medici returns from exile

   Oct 5, 1434Labels: Cosimo de, Florence, Medici dominance

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2. Florence Cathedral consecrated after dome completion

   Mar 25, 1436Labels: Santa Maria, Filippo Brunelleschi, Pope Eugene

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3. Decree of union signed at Council of Florence

   Jul 6, 1439Labels: Council of, Laetentur Caeli, East West

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4. Pazzi conspiracy attack in Florence Cathedral

   Apr 26, 1478Labels: Pazzi Conspiracy, Lorenzo de, Giuliano de

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5. Death of Lorenzo de’ Medici

   Apr 8, 1492Labels: Lorenzo de, Careggi, Medici patronage

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6. Medici expelled from Florence amid French crisis

   Nov 9, 1494Labels: Medici, Charles VIII, Piero de

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7. Bonfire of the Vanities in Piazza della Signoria

   Feb 7, 1497Labels: Bonfire of, Girolamo Savonarola, Piazza della

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8. Execution of Girolamo Savonarola

   May 23, 1498Labels: Girolamo Savonarola, Florence, Execution

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9. Piero Soderini elected gonfaloniere for life

   Jan 1, 1502Labels: Piero Soderini, Gonfaloniere, Florentine Republic

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10. Michelangelo’s David unveiled in Florence

    Sep 8, 1504Labels: Michelangelo, David, Piazza della

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11. Sack of Prato accelerates Medici restoration

    Aug 29, 1512Labels: Sack of, Spanish forces, Medici restoration

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12. Medici expelled again; republic restored after Rome’s sack

    May 16, 1527Labels: Medici expulsion, Sack of, Florentine Republic

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13. Imperial-Papal siege of Florence begins

    Oct 24, 1529Labels: Imperial-Papal siege, League of, Florence

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14. Florence surrenders; republic overthrown

    Aug 10, 1530Labels: Florence surrender, Medici restoration, Republic overthrown

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