The Medici family is a prominent family from Florence, Italy. They were a very successful and wealthy family. Separate guilds divided ancient Florence. One guild was made up of vendors, bakers, and other workers and tradesmen. The other was for wealthy residents.…
1. Why is the page October, from Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (fig. 19-1) significant? Because this is representing the human begins.…
“The first lesson I learned was not to wait for a man’s rescue. History is written by the survivors and I am surely that.” Catherine didn't have a great life when she was younger she has been through alot but still accomplished her major goals. Catherine de’ Medici was a very strong women who had to fight for her rights to achieve her goal. Catherine had her up’s and down’s throughout her life.…
In 1434, the Medici family gained control of the Republic of Florence. The family started solely as bankers. They gained power by financially supporting Pope John XXIII and continuing to serve as the direct bank of the Pope. The Medici family ruled Florence from 1434-1737 and are remembered for so many incredible Florentine successes. In the same era, Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher, wrote a book entitled The Prince.…
Today the throngs of tourists who flock to admire the beauty of Florence owe their pleasure to the Medici involvement in the structure of the city. This paper has attempted to demonstrate that through the unique organization and structuring of the Medici Bank, great fortunes were made and lost but without a doubt, the Medici created the unique and effective banking system that the world had seen in the 15th…
For the "League of Legends" fans out there, Riot Games has some interesting news! The video game publisher has announced a new champion in the name of Taliyah, a character equipped with some Earth-bending abilities. Riot continues to champion female characters and fans are pleased to see a new personality enter the league. According to Rift Herald, the pro rock surfer, Taliyah, will become a powerful addition to the mid-lane roster with her star ability called Weaver Wall.…
During the Renaissance, the Borgia Family and the Papacy were the most important powers and some of the most disliked powers as well due to their reputation for brutality. The Borgia Family was often associated with…
They gain economic power by working with foreign powers. The dukes work with England with trade, and the Medici family use banking to gain wealth from the Catholic Church. The Burgundy family gains land by marrying the right people and inheriting land. Medici used Florence’s army to conquer land. The dukes let their vessels work the land and do not change policies, while the Medici family use money to buy political favor and use whatever means to get ahead.…
4. Florence was considered to be the focus of what came to be the Renaissance. The political realm of Florence was dictated by the Medici family. This family controlled the city in secret, for nearly eight decades. The family saw the city of Florence as their work of art One member of this family was Cosimo de’ Medici.…
Through the Medici Party and many other established connections, the successful Medici leaders controlled the European Economy in the 15th Century. The Medici Family, originally from Mugello, a small, rural town, rose from simple beginnings to rule Florence (Cesati 19). The first ruler, Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, moved a small Roman Bank Branch to Florence in order to utilize the possibility for expansion and investments (“Medici Bank”). After the death of Giovanni, Cosimo de’ Medici, took control of the bank and expanded the trade by capitalizing on wool and cloth industries and opening up deposit accounts and bills of exchange (“Medici Bank”). Cosmo’s power derived from his great wealth as a banker, his patronage of the arts and success…
Latin people now used their own vernacular, which in the case of Florence was Florentine. A renowned political strategist named Lorenzo 'Il Magnifico' assumed control of Florence in 1469 and utilized a network of banking and patronage arrangements as well as negotiating with other major powers in order to ensure political stability throughout Italy. We see the rising power attached to Florence as a city-stare in what is now Italy and we thus see how the rise of economic power within Florence influenced the increasing…
Document analysis paper The Renaissance was started by the creation of humanism. Leonardo Bruni, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Baldassare Castiglione were all humanists but Leonardo Bruni was the chancellor of Florence. Niccolò Machiavelli and Baldassare Castiglione were authors that were famous for writing The Prince and The Book of Courtier, respectively. Machiavelli later became the “father of modern political theory.”…
None have carved their mark so deeply as that by the Lombards. Officially, the Lombards origin is believed to be Scandinavia, in which they then were a tribe by the name of Winnili. The landless savages sought terrain for that of building a prosperous Kingdom. Italy was seen as the ideal location for settling, provided that famine, war and plague left them teetering on the brink of collapse. Both Christianity and Catholicism presented as prime religions during the Lombards rule.…
Italy’s Culture Ciao! - Hello! Italy is a very beautiful country with various landscapes. Italy has a wide range of regions from valleys to flat plains and rolling hills.…
This man would grow up to be one of the greatest artist in the Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli was born on the 17 of May in 1446. When young, Botticelli was trained to become a goldsmith by his brother Antonio. He later then decided to become an artist. At the age of fourteen he became an apprentice.…