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- Summary
- Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained massive political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Among their number were no fewer than three popes and a powerful and influential queen of France. Their influence brought about an explosion of Florentine art and architecture - Michelangelo, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo were among the artists patronized by the Medici. Thus runs the "accepted view" of the House of Medici. However, Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were enlightened rulers of the Renaissance is a fiction that has now acquired the status of historical fact. In truth, the Medici were as devious and immoral as the Borgias - tyrants loathed in the city they illegally made their own. In this dynamic new history, Hollingsworth argues that past narratives have focused on a sanitized view of the Medici - wise rulers, enlightened patrons of the arts, and fathers of the Renaissance - but that "in fact" their past was reinvented in the sixteenth century, mythologized by later generations of Medici who used this as propaganda for their legacy. Hollingsworth's revelatory retelling of the story of the family Medici bridges a fresh and exhilarating new perspective to the story behind the most powerful family of the Italian Renaissance
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition March 2018
- Extent
- 480 pages
- Note
- Originally published with the title The Medici: London : Head of Zeus Ltd, 2017
- Contents
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- Prologue: A city under siege: 'Florence in ashes rather than under the Medici'
- 1. Migrants: Bonagiunta, Chiarissimo and their descendants, 1216-1348
- 2. Survivors: Salvestro, Foligno, Bicci and Vieri, 1348-1400
- 3. The fortune: Giovanni di Bicci, 1400-1425
- 4. Politics: Giovanni di Bicci, Averardo and Cosimo, 1426-1433
- 5. For honour and profit: Cosimo the banker, 1434-1450
- 6. The republican toga: Cosimo the politician, 1451-1464
- 7. The succession crisis: Piero the Gouty, 1464-1469
- 8. Youth at the helm: Lorenzo and Giuliano, 1469-1479
- 9. Pride: Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1480-1492
- 10. Nemesis: Piero and Cardinal Giovanni, 1492-1503
- 11. Exile: Cardinal Giovanni, Giulio and Giuliano, 1504-1512
- 12. Age of gold: Pope Leo X, 1513-1521
- 13. Age of iron: Pope Clement VII, 1521-1530
- 14. Imperial poodles: Pope Clement VII, Ippolito, Alessandro and Cosimo, 1531-1543
- 15. The new Augustus: Cosimo I, 1544-1559
- 16. Grand Duke: Cosimo I, 1560-1574
- 17. Adultery: Francesco I and Cardinal Ferdinando, 1574-1587
- 18. Cardinal to Grand Duke: Ferdinando I, 1587-1609
- 19. The unlucky prince: Cosimo II, Christine of Lorraine and Maria Magdalena of Austria, 1609-1628
- 20. Science and religion: Ferdinando II, 1628-1670
- 21. Vanity: Cosimo III, 1670-1723
- 22. Extinction: Gian Gastone, 1723-1737
- Epilogue: Revival
- Isbn
- 9781681776484
- Label
- The Family Medici : the hidden history of the Medici dynasty
- Title
- The Family Medici
- Title remainder
- the hidden history of the Medici dynasty
- Statement of responsibility
- Mary Hollingsworth
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737
- Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737
- HISTORY / Europe / Italy
- HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- History
- Italy
- Italy -- Florence
- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Politics and government
- Renaissance
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Medici, House of
- 1421-1737
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained massive political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Among their number were no fewer than three popes and a powerful and influential queen of France. Their influence brought about an explosion of Florentine art and architecture - Michelangelo, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo were among the artists patronized by the Medici. Thus runs the "accepted view" of the House of Medici. However, Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were enlightened rulers of the Renaissance is a fiction that has now acquired the status of historical fact. In truth, the Medici were as devious and immoral as the Borgias - tyrants loathed in the city they illegally made their own. In this dynamic new history, Hollingsworth argues that past narratives have focused on a sanitized view of the Medici - wise rulers, enlightened patrons of the arts, and fathers of the Renaissance - but that "in fact" their past was reinvented in the sixteenth century, mythologized by later generations of Medici who used this as propaganda for their legacy. Hollingsworth's revelatory retelling of the story of the family Medici bridges a fresh and exhilarating new perspective to the story behind the most powerful family of the Italian Renaissance
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- collective biography
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- Hollingsworth, Mary,
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- illustrations
- maps
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Text in English
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- bibliography
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- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Renaissance
- Florence (Italy)
- Florence (Italy)
- HISTORY / Europe / Italy
- HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- Politics and government
- Renaissance
- Italy
- Italy
- Renaissance
- Florence (Italy)
- Label
- The Family Medici : the hidden history of the Medici dynasty, Mary Hollingsworth
- Note
- Originally published with the title The Medici: London : Head of Zeus Ltd, 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-465) and index
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- Contents
- Prologue: A city under siege: 'Florence in ashes rather than under the Medici' -- 1. Migrants: Bonagiunta, Chiarissimo and their descendants, 1216-1348 -- 2. Survivors: Salvestro, Foligno, Bicci and Vieri, 1348-1400 -- 3. The fortune: Giovanni di Bicci, 1400-1425 -- 4. Politics: Giovanni di Bicci, Averardo and Cosimo, 1426-1433 -- 5. For honour and profit: Cosimo the banker, 1434-1450 -- 6. The republican toga: Cosimo the politician, 1451-1464 -- 7. The succession crisis: Piero the Gouty, 1464-1469 -- 8. Youth at the helm: Lorenzo and Giuliano, 1469-1479 -- 9. Pride: Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1480-1492 -- 10. Nemesis: Piero and Cardinal Giovanni, 1492-1503 -- 11. Exile: Cardinal Giovanni, Giulio and Giuliano, 1504-1512 -- 12. Age of gold: Pope Leo X, 1513-1521 -- 13. Age of iron: Pope Clement VII, 1521-1530 -- 14. Imperial poodles: Pope Clement VII, Ippolito, Alessandro and Cosimo, 1531-1543 -- 15. The new Augustus: Cosimo I, 1544-1559 -- 16. Grand Duke: Cosimo I, 1560-1574 -- 17. Adultery: Francesco I and Cardinal Ferdinando, 1574-1587 -- 18. Cardinal to Grand Duke: Ferdinando I, 1587-1609 -- 19. The unlucky prince: Cosimo II, Christine of Lorraine and Maria Magdalena of Austria, 1609-1628 -- 20. Science and religion: Ferdinando II, 1628-1670 -- 21. Vanity: Cosimo III, 1670-1723 -- 22. Extinction: Gian Gastone, 1723-1737 -- Epilogue: Revival
- Control code
- 992577173
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition March 2018
- Extent
- 480 pages
- Isbn
- 9781681776484
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
- (OCoLC)992577173
- Label
- The Family Medici : the hidden history of the Medici dynasty, Mary Hollingsworth
- Note
- Originally published with the title The Medici: London : Head of Zeus Ltd, 2017
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-465) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: A city under siege: 'Florence in ashes rather than under the Medici' -- 1. Migrants: Bonagiunta, Chiarissimo and their descendants, 1216-1348 -- 2. Survivors: Salvestro, Foligno, Bicci and Vieri, 1348-1400 -- 3. The fortune: Giovanni di Bicci, 1400-1425 -- 4. Politics: Giovanni di Bicci, Averardo and Cosimo, 1426-1433 -- 5. For honour and profit: Cosimo the banker, 1434-1450 -- 6. The republican toga: Cosimo the politician, 1451-1464 -- 7. The succession crisis: Piero the Gouty, 1464-1469 -- 8. Youth at the helm: Lorenzo and Giuliano, 1469-1479 -- 9. Pride: Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1480-1492 -- 10. Nemesis: Piero and Cardinal Giovanni, 1492-1503 -- 11. Exile: Cardinal Giovanni, Giulio and Giuliano, 1504-1512 -- 12. Age of gold: Pope Leo X, 1513-1521 -- 13. Age of iron: Pope Clement VII, 1521-1530 -- 14. Imperial poodles: Pope Clement VII, Ippolito, Alessandro and Cosimo, 1531-1543 -- 15. The new Augustus: Cosimo I, 1544-1559 -- 16. Grand Duke: Cosimo I, 1560-1574 -- 17. Adultery: Francesco I and Cardinal Ferdinando, 1574-1587 -- 18. Cardinal to Grand Duke: Ferdinando I, 1587-1609 -- 19. The unlucky prince: Cosimo II, Christine of Lorraine and Maria Magdalena of Austria, 1609-1628 -- 20. Science and religion: Ferdinando II, 1628-1670 -- 21. Vanity: Cosimo III, 1670-1723 -- 22. Extinction: Gian Gastone, 1723-1737 -- Epilogue: Revival
- Control code
- 992577173
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books hardcover edition March 2018
- Extent
- 480 pages
- Isbn
- 9781681776484
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
- (OCoLC)992577173
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737 -- Biography
- Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737
- Florence (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1421-1737
- HISTORY / Europe / Italy
- HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance
- HISTORY / Europe / Western
- History
- Italy
- Italy -- Florence
- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Medici, House of
- Politics and government
- Renaissance
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Renaissance -- Italy
- Medici, House of
- 1421-1737
- Biographies
- Biographies
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