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Medici Return to Florence

When
1512
Where
Florence
Part of
Medici Restoration in Florence

The Medici family ended their exile and resumed control of Florence in 1512.

The senior branch of the Medici, descended from Cosimo the Elder, returned to power in 1512. This restoration ended the republican interval that had begun with their expulsion in 1494 and re-established their dominance over the city's government.

Sources

  1. House of Medici Wikipedia

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