40.3 Lorenzo the Magnificent, Florence

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

History

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🗓️ 10 November 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Lorenzo il Magnifico, ruler of Florence 1469-1492. In the so-called Pazzi Conspiracy Pope Sixtus IV organises an assassination attempt on Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano. Lorenzo survives and goes on to help negotiate a peace treaty between the five great powers of Italy. For his influence and diplomatic skills he becomes known as 'the needle of the Italian compass'. Lorenzo also sponsored great artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo da Vinci. However, towards the end of his reign, the people of Florence grow increasingly resentful about economic disruptions and turn to the radical preacher Savonarola

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0:40.3	The Welcome to a history of Europe, Key Battles, the Battle of Forneva, part three of five.
1:19.1	Thank you. of Fornava, part three of five. On the 1st of August, 1464, the most powerful citizen of the Italian city of Florence,
1:26.0	Cosimo de Melici, passed away.
1:29.8	In a long and illustrious career, Cosimo had become the first of the Medici dynasty
1:34.3	to become the de facto ruler of Florence. His power was never absolute. He held no official title,
1:43.2	and he was always careful to show great modesty,
1:46.1	but behind the scenes, thanks to the wealth accrued in the Medici Bank and his great
1:50.2	diplomatic skills, by the end of his life, Cosimo would almost always get his own way.
1:56.2	When he died, his position was taken by a son named Piero.
2:02.4	Because of his ill health, Piero the gouty, as he is known to history, was unable to take
2:08.0	as much of an active role in public life as his father had done. His five-year reign had no
2:14.6	major events except for a brief and successful war against Republic of Venice,
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