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	Florence -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florence is the capital of the region of Tuscany and briefly (1865-1871) the capital of the kingdom of Italy.
		Florence's recorded history began with the establishment in 59 BC of a settlement ("Florentia") for (An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire) Roman veterans.
		Florence replaced Turin as Italy's capital in 1865, hosting the country's first parliament, but was superseded by (Capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire) Rome six years later following the latter's addition to the kingdom.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/florence.htm (1445 words)

	Niccolò Machiavelli - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florence had a difficult part to play during these events, complicated as they were by the feud which broke out between the pope and the French, because friendship with France had dictated the entire policy of the Republic.
		The return of the Medici to Florence on September 1, 1512, and the consequent fall of the Republic, was the signal for the dismissal of Machiavelli and his friends, and thus put an end to his public career, for, as we have seen, he died without regaining office.
		In 1519 the Medicean rulers of Florence granted a few political concessions to her citizens, and Machiavelli with others was consulted upon a new constitution under which the Great Council was to be restored; but on one pretext or another it was not promulgated.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Niccolo_Machiavelli (2898 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Florence
		During the Lombard period Florence belonged to the Duchy of Chiusi; after the absorption of the Lombard kingdom by Charlemagne, who spent at Florence the Christmas of 786, it was the residence of a count whose overlord was margrave of Tuscany.
		Florence took again the lead in the Tuscan League, soon began hostilities against the few remaining Ghibelline towns, and with the help of Pope Nicholas III succeeded in ridding itself of the embarrassing protection of King Charles (1278).
		Florence was long the chief centre of the Renaissance, the leaders of which were either citizens or welcome guests of that city, e.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06105c.htm (6455 words)

	Florence Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		Florence casts a spell in the way that few cities can, perhaps because of its sublime art; perhaps because of the views at sunset over the Arno; perhaps because of the way Florentine food and wine delight the palate.
		Though ostensibly a republic, Florence was blessed (or cursed, depending on point of view) with one very powerful family, the Medici, who came into power in the 1430s and became the de facto rulers of Florence for several hundred years.
		The Medici originally came from north of Florence, and it was not until the time of Cosimo il Vecchio (1389-1464) that the family's foothold in Florence was securely established.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=florence@63 (670 words)

	History of Tuscany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Medici family, long one of the most important families in Florence, and by extension Tuscany, were able to transform the Republic of Florence into a Ducal State ruled by a hereditary succession in the 16th century.
		Florence was generally agreed to have declined greatly by the early 18th century, and a series of bad rulers led to a take over by the Holy Roman Empire of the once fine independent state of Tuscany after the Medici dynasty died out.
		Nevertheless, during the domination by the Medici family (1434-1494), beginning with Cosimo de' Medici (1434-1464), 'Florence' acted for 'Tuscany.' Without a title, usually without even a formal office, Cosimo and his heirs enjoyed the powers and prestige of virtual princes and presided over the Florentine Renaissance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Tuscany (599 words)

	Niccolo Machiavelli Article, NiccoloMachiavelli Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florence had a difficult part to play during these events, complicated as they were by the feud whichbroke out between the pope and the French, because friendship with France had dictatedthe entire policy of the Republic.
		The return of the Medici to Florence on September 1, 1512, and the consequent fall ofthe Republic, was the signal for the dismissal of Machiavelli and his friends, and thus put an end to his public career, for, aswe have seen, he died without regaining office.
		In 1519 the Medicean rulers of Florence granted a few political concessions to her citizens, and Machiavelli with others was consulted upon a new constitution underwhich the Great Council was to be restored; but on one pretext or another it was not promulgated.
	www.anoca.org /he/florence/niccolo_machiavelli.html (2828 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Machiavelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born in Florence on May 3, 1469, Machiavelli entered government service as a clerk and rose to prominence when the Florentine Republic was proclaimed in 1498.
		From 1503 to 1506 Machiavelli reorganized the military defense of the republic of Florence.
		In 1512, when the Medici, a Florentine family, regained power in Florence and the republic was dissolved, he was deprived of office and briefly imprisoned for alleged conspiracy against them.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761575472___1/Machiavelli.html (286 words)

	Florence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy at.
		Florence's recorded history began with the establishment in 59 BC of a settlement ("Florentia") for Roman veterans.
		At the heart of the city is the Fountain of Neptune, which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Florence.htm (1351 words)

	Learn more about Niccolo Machiavelli in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He is also the author of many "Discourses" on political life in the Roman Republic, Florence, and other states, in which he demonstrated mastery of other views.
		Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469.
		He died in Florence on June 21, 1527 and was buried there at Santa Croce Church cemetery.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /n/ni/niccolo_machiavelli.html (3060 words)

	ADRIANI - LoveToKnow Article on ADRIANI
		(1513-1579), Italian historian, was born of a patrician family of Florence, and was secretary to the republic of Florence.
		Adriani composed funeral orations in Latin on the emperor Charles V. and other noble personages, and was the author of a long letter on ancient painters and sculptors prefixed to the third volume of Vasari.
		His Istoria dei suoi tempi was published in Florence in 1583; a new edition appeared also in Florence in 1872.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AD/ADRIANI.htm (164 words)

	Florence Art Guide - The Florentine Republic
		Florence was a free Commune from 1075 c.
		In the fight for power that exploded in 1215, the Florentines were divided between the "Ghibelline" party (feudal nobility and powerful merchants) and the "Guelph" party (an emerging but cultured middle-class, again with commercial origins).
		Florence tried to create a more democratic arrangement when Prior Giano della Bella, a nobleman who sympathised with the middle-classes, proclaimed the "Rules of Justice" in 1292-93.
	www.mega.it /eng/egui/epo/refio.htm (601 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: House of Medici
		A Florentine family, the members of which, having acquired great wealth as bankers, rose in a few generations to be first the unofficial rulers of the republic of Florence and afterwards the recognized sovereigns of Tuscany.
		Henceforth until his death Lorenzo was undisputed master of Florence and her dominions, and, while continuing and developing the foreign and domestic policy of his grandfather, he greatly extended the Medicean influence throughout Italy.
		His great desire of absorbing the neighbouring republics of Lucca and Siena into his dominions was fulfilled only the case of the latter state; he conquered Siena in 1555, and in 1557 received it as a fief from the King of Spain.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10120a.htm (1478 words)

	The Prince Summary by Niccolo Machiavelli
		In Machiavelli's youth, Florence was ruled by Lorenzo de' Medici, or Lorenzo the Magnificent, the great liberal statesman, patron of the arts, and man of letters.
		After Lorenzo's death, Florence went through a period of political instability, starting with the French invasion of Charles VIII (1494) and ending with the rise and fall of Savaronola, a Dominican friar, who through his prophetic sermons established a theocratic state until its fall in 1498.
		But in 1512, the Republic of Florence fell to the Spanish army of the Holy League.
	www.bookrags.com /notes/pri/BIO.htm (606 words)

	The Grand-Duchy of Tuscany
		In Florence, the city, or Comune, was governed in republican fashion by elected officials and a legislative body, the maggior consiglio.
		Florence was henceforth known as the grand-duchy of Tuscany (1569-1859).
		The descendents of Giuliano remained in Florence, held positions in the government of Florence and became marchese di Castellina in 1628; several were knights of San Stefano: at the time, the head of that line was Francesco Maria (d.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/tuscany.htm (3942 words)

	Festival may raise status of Florence
		Florence sees itself along the "Golden Corridor," a vast stretch of privately owned land between the East Valley and Tucson that is already exploding with homes.
		Florence, with about 3,500 homes, is looking at development plans for an additional 1,000 and a possible 8,000-acre Merrill Ranch development that could grow to 30,000 homes.
		To most outsiders, Florence is synonymous with the prison, and townspeople are used to being the butt of jokes.
	www.azcentral.com /12news/news/articles/0424florence-CP.html (925 words)

	Palazzo della Signoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Palazzo della Signoria was the original name of the Palazzo Vecchio, before the government of the Republic of Florence was moved to the Uffizi under Cosimo I de' Medici.
		The Signoria was the standing ruling body of the Republic of Florence.
		The mayor of Florence has his office there to this day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palazzo_della_Signoria (166 words)

	MOTWM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Florence and Rome are now on a collision course and Florentine opinion begins to back away from Savonarola as the consequences become more and more clear.
		This insight gives him unique understanding of the situation for Florence and now he will have to argue with his fellow governors in Florence to try to convince them that Florence is no longer the power that she was before 1494 and the fall of the Medici.
		In Florence, the Signoria approves legislation to institute the position of Gonfaloniere (the CEO of the Florentine state) as position with lifetime tenure.
	www.westernmind.com /machiavelli/machiavellibio.shtml (3341 words)

	Florence (Tuscany, Italy)
		The flag of Florence is taken from illustrations in the Cronaca del Sercambi (end of the 14th century).' Caption of the illustration: Civic banner of 14th century Florence.
		Above is the flag of Florence as flown from the Town Hall.
		Those are flags of neighborhoods of Florence in the XIV century.
	fotw.fivestarflags.com /it-flore.html (373 words)

	Ravalli Republic Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FLORENCE - Although she claims her lips touched the pig, several on-lookers doubted second-grade teacher Karla Crawford really kissed Oscar.
		And folks from the Florence Park Playground Project are selling fence pickets, which will be inscribed with the donor's name.
		For questions about the Ravalli Republic or the contents of the news, contact the Editor.
	www.ravallinews.com /articles/2004/03/16/news/news01.txt (612 words)

	Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Under Lorenzo the Magnificent art and literature had felt the humanist revival of the 15th century, whose spirit was utterly at variance with Savonarola's conception of spirituality and Christian morality.
		Soon, however, the French were compelled to leave Florence, and a republic was established, of which Savonarola became the guiding spirit, his party ("the Weepers") being completely in the ascendant.
		The republic of Florence was to be a Christian commonwealth, of which God was the sole sovereign, and His Gospel the law: the most stringent enactments were made for the repression of vice and frivolity.
	www.historyguide.org /intellect/savonarola.html (550 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: REPUBLIC BANK
		The Republic Trust and Savings Bank, formed to handle loan services, was absorbed by the parent company in 1928, when rules governing national banks changed.
		Florence was responsible for the acquisition of North Texas National Bank in 1929, and for helping Republic both to survive and grow during the depression.
		Under Florence's administration, Republic took the lead in cotton financing and became involved in loans to oilmen shortly after the first major discoveries.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/RR/cor1.html (937 words)

	The Gherardinis
		In Florence, their principal residence was near the Ponte Vecchio bridge.
		Later they were restored to their ancient honors, became very wealthy, and served the Republic of Florence both in the senate and on the battlefield.
		Three were Consuls of the Republic; others died as leaders of the Republican armies in the many civil wars.
	www.robertkeating.com /gerardin.htm (423 words)

	NYU International Exchange
		Undergraduate students may enroll in certain courses at the University of Florence as part of the NYU in Florence program.
		The University of Florence evolved from the Studium Generale founded by the Republic of Florence in 1321.
		The awarding of credit for courses taken by NYU students at the University of Florence is determined by the Dean of the NYU school.
	www.nyu.edu /global/exchange/florence.html (565 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - seagoingJLW's Florence Travel Page
		Florence and Pisa were founded by the Etruscans.
		Florence owes much of her wealth to the Middle Ages when banking became a big business due to the wool trade.
		In 1860 Florence was incorporated in the new Kingdom of Italy.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/19778/24e41 (449 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Nicolo Machiavelli: The Prince, 1513
		But in republics there is more vitality, greater hatred, and more desire for vengeance, which will never permit them to allow the memory of their former liberty to rest; so that the safest way is to destroy them or to reside there.
		And experience has shown princes and republics, single-handed, making the greatest progress, and mercenaries doing nothing except damage; and it is more difficult to bring a republic, armed with its own arms, under the sway of one of its citizens than it is to bring one armed with foreign arms.
		From this it came to pass that Italy fell partly into the hands of the Church and of republics, and, the Church consisting of priests and the republic of citizens unaccustomed to arms, both commenced to enlist foreigners.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/machiavelli-prince.html (13165 words)

	ABAKA - Hotels in Florence - Italy
		All rooms are spacious and comfortable, with many offering a panoramic view of Florence as well as all modern conveniences.
		The pensione has 16 comfortable rooms several of which with bathroom and view of the ancient cross and windy medieval alleys of the Trebbio, behind the elegant via Tornabuoni.
		Other hotels in Florence are welcome to join the database by clicking on ADD HOTEL bellow.
	www.abaka.com /Italy/Florence.html (1088 words)

	Florence - the Duomo - History for Kids!
		The Republic of Florence began to plan this cathedral in the late 1200's AD, to replace the old cathedral that was too small and old.
		The government of Florence raised money to pay for their new cathedral with a tax on people's wills.
		Twenty-seven years later, in 1375, workmen actually tore down the old cathedral and began building the new one, somewhat modernized from the original plan which was now almost a hundred years old.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/medieval/architecture/florenceduomo.htm (357 words)

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