Arthur Field
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- August 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198791089
- eISBN:
- 9780191833625
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198791089.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History, History of Ideas
The chapter contains an analysis of the speech of Rinaldo degli Albizzi at an oligarchic rally at the church of Santo Stefano in 1426 and discusses the debates over a new tax, the catasto, in 1422–7, ...
More
The chapter contains an analysis of the speech of Rinaldo degli Albizzi at an oligarchic rally at the church of Santo Stefano in 1426 and discusses the debates over a new tax, the catasto, in 1422–7, Florence’s unsuccessful war to subject Lucca, from 1429 on, the oligarchic coup of 1433, and the Medici coup of 1434. It argues that the catasto, a capital tax, was an antipopular oligarchic initiative, an attempt to force the more economically thriving to contribute more toward financing Florentine wars. The chapter includes an overview of Florentine debates over who should be eligible for government office. It describes the oligarchic coup (the parlamento of 1433) and arrest and exile of Cosimo de’ Medici, then the triumphant return of the Medici (the parlamento of 1434) and the establishment of the Medici regime.Less
The chapter contains an analysis of the speech of Rinaldo degli Albizzi at an oligarchic rally at the church of Santo Stefano in 1426 and discusses the debates over a new tax, the catasto, in 1422–7, Florence’s unsuccessful war to subject Lucca, from 1429 on, the oligarchic coup of 1433, and the Medici coup of 1434. It argues that the catasto, a capital tax, was an antipopular oligarchic initiative, an attempt to force the more economically thriving to contribute more toward financing Florentine wars. The chapter includes an overview of Florentine debates over who should be eligible for government office. It describes the oligarchic coup (the parlamento of 1433) and arrest and exile of Cosimo de’ Medici, then the triumphant return of the Medici (the parlamento of 1434) and the establishment of the Medici regime.
Arthur Field
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- August 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198791089
- eISBN:
- 9780191833625
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198791089.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History, History of Ideas
The chapter looks at how Poggio (1380–1459) went from early book hunting (the source of his fame today) to becoming the major ideologue of the Medici regime (without him, it was believed, Cosimo de’ ...
More
The chapter looks at how Poggio (1380–1459) went from early book hunting (the source of his fame today) to becoming the major ideologue of the Medici regime (without him, it was believed, Cosimo de’ Medici was feeble and weak). The chapter includes Poggio’s discussion of “true nobility” (nobility as revered by the traditionalists was nothing), the proper use of money, and the role of law and power. It explores Poggio’s materialist view of law, which is sometimes regarded as pre-Machiavellian. Also discussed are questions of gender and “social mingling,” what Burckhardt would later describe as the “equalization” of women and classes. Sources include Poggio’s letters, dialogues, and jokes (the Facetiae).Less
The chapter looks at how Poggio (1380–1459) went from early book hunting (the source of his fame today) to becoming the major ideologue of the Medici regime (without him, it was believed, Cosimo de’ Medici was feeble and weak). The chapter includes Poggio’s discussion of “true nobility” (nobility as revered by the traditionalists was nothing), the proper use of money, and the role of law and power. It explores Poggio’s materialist view of law, which is sometimes regarded as pre-Machiavellian. Also discussed are questions of gender and “social mingling,” what Burckhardt would later describe as the “equalization” of women and classes. Sources include Poggio’s letters, dialogues, and jokes (the Facetiae).
