EuropeEvent
Medici Restoration in Florence
- When
- 1512
- Where
- Florence
- Episodes
- 1
The Medici family, previously expelled in 1494, returned to power in Florence in 1512. This restoration ended the republican interval and re-established the senior branch's dominance over the city's government and institutions.
Episodes
Background and detail
Restoration of Power. In 1512, the exile of the Medici ended as the senior branch, descended from Cosimo the Elder, regained control of Florence. This event marked the end of the anti-Medici republican period and the resumption of Medici dominance over the city's political structures.
Sources
- House of Medici Wikipedia
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