Florentine court dress under the Medici (1464–1537)

1. Piero de’ Medici succeeds Cosimo in Florence

   Aug 1, 1464Labels: Piero de', Medici household

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Piero

2. Death of Piero “the Gouty” changes court leadership

   Dec 2, 1469Labels: Piero the, Medici household

   • Wiki Piero
   • Britannica Lorenzo

3. Lorenzo and Giuliano lead the Medici regime

   Dec 2, 1469Labels: Lorenzo de', Giuliano de'

   • Britannica Lorenzo
   • Britannica Pazzi

4. Pazzi Conspiracy attack reshapes Medici public authority

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

   • Britannica Pazzi
   • Wiki Pazzi

5. Lorenzo becomes sole Medici leader in Florence

   Apr 26, 1478Labels: Lorenzo de', Medici court

   • Britannica Lorenzo
   • Britannica Pazzi

6. Savonarola begins preaching in Florence under Medici rule

   Aug 1, 1490Labels: Girolamo Savonarola, Dominican order

   • Britannica Lorenzo
   • Britannica Savonarola

7. Death of Lorenzo ends a key era of Medici court culture

   Apr 9, 1492Labels: Lorenzo de'

   • Britannica Lorenzo
   • Wiki Lorenzo

8. Medici expelled as Savonarolan republic rises

   Nov 1, 1494Labels: Savonarolan republic, Medici family

   • Oxford Savonarola
   • Britannica Savonarola

9. Bonfire of the Vanities targets luxury objects

   Feb 7, 1497Labels: Bonfire of, Savonarola supporters

   • Wiki Bonfire
   • Britannica Savonarola

10. Execution of Savonarola weakens the austerity regime

    May 23, 1498Labels: Girolamo Savonarola

    • Britannica Savonarola
    • History Today

11. Medici restored, reopening paths for courtly display

    Jan 1, 1512Labels: Medici restoration, Florence

    • Britannica Leo X
    • Britannica Urbino Lorenzo

12. Medici Pope Leo X strengthens dynasty’s prestige

    Mar 11, 1513Labels: Pope Leo, Giovanni de'

    • Britannica Leo X
    • 1513 Conclave

13. Giulio de’ Medici elected Pope Clement VII

    Nov 19, 1523Labels: Pope Clement, Giulio de'

    • 1523 Conclave
    • Britannica Alessandro

14. Siege of Florence ends the republic’s independence

    Aug 10, 1530Labels: Siege of, Imperial forces

    • Britannica Alessandro
    • Siege Florence

15. Alessandro de’ Medici becomes hereditary Duke of Florence

    Apr 1, 1532Labels: Alessandro de', Duchy of

    • Britannica Alessandro
    • Wiki Duchy

16. Cosimo I chosen as duke, consolidating Medici court rule

    Jan 1, 1537Labels: Cosimo I, Ducal court

    • Britannica Cosimo I
    • Britannica Alessandro

17. Assassination of Alessandro ends first ducal line

    Jan 6, 1537Labels: Assassination of, Medici succession

    • Britannica Alessandro
    • Wiki Alessandro