Republic of Florence

Hayden Vosseller Mrs. Mitchell World History Period 4 December 7, 2014 Florence In the Renaissance Source #1 History Alive pg. 324 leading cultural center birthplace of poet Dante Alighieri Michelangelo grew up there Leonardo da Vinci grew up there another Florentine, Donatello, made his mark special because of location Italy was divided into city-states Florence was one of these right on the Arno River, which made a center of trade and commerce the hub of woolen-cloth trading for Europe 100,000 residents Florence was dominated by the family, the Medicis they acquired wealth through Florence’s major industry: banking early 14th Century, Florence became Europe’s banking center banking and wool trade created wealth to support cultural activity…

Renaissance. He gained this title through hard work and determination that never seemed to be absent in his many different careers. Little is known about the great Italian writer, Niccolo Machiavelli. He was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy, where he grew up with his parents, brother and two sisters. They weren’t the wealthiest family, but that didn’t stop Machiavelli from chasing his dreams. He began receiving his education at the age…

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian historian, philosopher, writer, politician and diplomatic. He based his knowledge on the vernacular literary tradition and the Latin classics, using them not in a formal way but as models of life and political behaviour. Machiavelli was against the ideas of Savonarola, the very strict Dominican friar of the city of Florence, who had an important power during the rule of Lorenzo de' Medici. Years after Savonarola’s death (1498), Machiavelli…

affecting his great city of Florence. Savonarola claim of how there was great misery in the world, and how wickedness within the city was coming to a boiling point. The streets of Florence were filled with men whose pride, adulteries, idolatry, placed a vile curses upon the city, in which the world had deteriorated into such a state of chaos. Savonarola believed that the existence of good could no longer be found there, no matter how many times he would pray to have these fates changed. It is…

Throughout history, many people have created theorise on government and how to rule. From the Republicanism of Plato to the Absolutism of Hobbes, countless theories abound about how to effectively govern. But none of these have come close to influence of a former Florentine official. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was the son of a legal official, and received an education which included the Greek and Roman classics (1). When he was 29 he acquired a job as…

There were many important figures that impacted the Renaissance and one of them goes by the name of Niccolo Machiavelli. Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in a small town in Florence, Italy. In his life many events happened but only two impacted the Renaissance. One of them happened in 1494 Florence’s leader Medici was overthrown due to the French invasion. This was the beginning of Machiavelli’s impact in the Renaissance because this was the start of him getting involved with the…

The Medici family ruled the Republic of Florence for a significant portion of the 15th and 16th centuries and they were the most respected of the merchant families of the time. The Medici family were patrons of many famous artists and scholars of Italy and as a result of their patronage the Medici family has become synonymous with the cultural phenomenon of the Italian Renaissance. The Renaissance, beginning in Florence and spreading throughout the rest of Europe, was the rebirth of classical…

Medici During 13th Century Florence, the Medici Household gained power through different ways: political and wealth. They could attain this type of power through many achievements through market and banking influences. As they continued to grow both in strength and in numbers until they could obtain the papacy. To assure their protection and the protection of Florence they paid for some of the most brilliant artisans the world has ever seen: Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, and Galileo. These…

MACHIAVELLI Niccolo Machiavelli was a leader in the government in the “Renaissance city of Florence” during the overthrow of the “Medici” family. However, his political career finished in “1512” when a “Medici” ruler again came to control Florence. Machiavelli then created his most surely understood work, “The Prince”, which he devoted to the new “Medici” ruler with the purpose of expecting a political seat in the new administration. Unforunately, the book did not give him the political…

Alexis Chew 09/20/15 Lacayo 3rd Period Beccaria - A Reformer, Jurist, and Economist “Every punishment which does not arise from absolute necessity is tyrannical,” -Cesare Beccaria Beccaria was an 18th century philosopher that belonged to the social and intellectual world of the Milanese enlightenment. He was born on March 15th, 1738, in Milan into a wealthy family. Beccaria's ideas for government ended up impacting not just Milan, but the whole world. He studied at the University of Pavia,…