Sumptuary laws in Florence and their social impact (1425–1532)

1. Earlier Florentine sumptuary rules compiled (1384–1467)

   Apr 22, 1384Labels: Florentine ordinances, Women s

   • ASF Inventario

2. New sumptuary magistracy created: the Ufficiali delle donne

   Jan 1, 1425Labels: Ufficiali delle, Florence magistracy

   • OUP Sumptuary

3. Rural dress rules added to Florentine statute tradition

   May 30, 1467Labels: Contadini regulations, Rural Florence

   • ASF Inventario

4. Stringent new Florentine luxury laws enacted

   Jan 1, 1472Labels: 1472 statutes, Florentine laws

   • JHU Broadside
   • OUP Sumptuary

5. Bonfire of the Vanities heightens anti-luxury climate

   Feb 7, 1497Labels: Bonfire of, Savonarola

   • JHU Broadside

6. Florence revises and escalates penalties for luxury breaches

   Jan 1, 1504Labels: 1504 revisions, Sumptuary penalties

   • JHU Broadside

7. Further revision of Florentine sumptuary regulations

   Jan 1, 1511Labels: 1511 revision, Florentine legislation

   • JHU Broadside

8. Florence issues comprehensive sumptuary broadside (Oct. 1516)

   Oct 23, 1516Labels: 1516 broadside, Printed ordinances

   • JHU Broadside

9. Siege of Florence ends the republic’s independence

   Aug 10, 1530Labels: Siege of, Republic defeat

   • Siege Florence
   • League Cognac

10. Medici ducal constitution replaces republican offices

    Apr 1, 1532Labels: Ducal constitution, Duchy of

    • Duchy Florence
    • Ducato Firenze

11. Gonfaloniere of Justice abolished in the new regime

    Apr 1, 1532Labels: Gonfaloniere abolished, Republican office

    • Gonfaloniere
    • Ducato Firenze

12. End state: sumptuary policy shifts under ducal Florence

    Dec 31, 1532Labels: Ducal sumptuary, Courtly display

    • JHU Broadside
    • Duchy Florence