Governors and Government in Early Sixteenth-Century Florence 1502-1519

When Piero Soderino was elected to the new office of Gonfalonier of Justice in 1502, he was faced not only with the problem of foreign invasions of italy but also with a controversial new constitution based on a Great Council of over 3,000 members. With the return of the Medici in 1512, the earlier constitutional order was restored--one that was far more oligarchical, and much less satisfactory, for many Florentines. This book provides a lively account of political alignments and decision making in these two contrasting governments, and analyzes the causes and significance of the Medici overthrow of the popular government of Soderino. Butters also reveals both the skills and shortcomings of the governments' leaders and the impact of the Medici pope, Leo X, on the city's affairs.


Author: H. C. Butters
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 10/17/1985
Pages: 420
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.86w x 1.39d
ISBN: 9780198225935

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