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  Learn more about Florence in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Restored twice with the support of both Emperor and Pope, the Medici in 1537 became hereditary dukes of Florence, and in 1569 grand dukes of Tuscany, reigning for two centuries.
The extinction of the Medici line and the accession in 1737 of Francis Stephen, duke of Lorraine and husband of Maria Theresa of Austria, led to Tuscany's inclusion in the territories of the Austrian crown.
The crowning architectural jewel of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as "The Duomo".
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 Giacomo Puccini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Nonetheless, in 1910, Puccini completed La fanciulla del West, which he later on thought of as his most powerful opera, and, in 1917, finished the score of La rondine, a piece he reworked from an operetta he had attempted to compose only to find that his style and talent were incompatible with the genre.
He was buried in Milan, but in 1926 his son ordered the transfer of his father's remains to the chapel in his house at Torre del Lago where he still lies together with his wife and son.
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 Florence - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
Austrian rule was to end in defeat at the hands of France and the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in 1859, and Tuscany became a province of the united kingdom of Italy in 1861.
In 1504, it was the original location of Michelangelo's David (now replaced by a reproduction as the original was moved indoors to the Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno), in front of the Palazzo della Signoria (aka Palazzo Vecchio).
The Accademia dell' Arte del Disegno (often simply called the Accademia) collection's highlights are Michelangelo's David and his Slaves.
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 Italia: Tutte le informazioni su Italia su Encyclopedia.it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Divenne Capitale del Regno d'Italia nel 1870; le precedenti Capitali erano state Torino e Firenze.
L'Italia conta 56.305.568 abitanti (censimento ISTAT del 2001), di cui 27.260.953 uomini e 29.044.615 donne, con una densità di 186,9 abitanti per Km Sigla automobilistica: I - Prefisso telefonico internazionale: 39
Gorgona, Capraia, Isola d'Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo, Isola del Giglio, Giannutri
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 C18-L Bibliographies: Jim May's Guide to Bibliographical Tools
(Biblioteca del Libro, 60.) Madrid: Fundación Sánchez Ruipérez, 1994.
Compiled by the Direccion General del Libro y Bibliotecas at the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.
Storia del libro italiano: Libro e società in Italia dal 1400 al '900.
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