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In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain—and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence—retired to his villa to write a history of his times.
May 18, 2024 · Francesco Guicciardini (born March 6, 1483, Florence—died May 22, 1540, Santa Margherita a Montici, near Florence) was a Florentine statesman, diplomat, and historian, author of the most important contemporary history of Italy, Storia d’Italia.
- Nicolai Rubinstein
A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, The History of Italy, Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time.
Mar 3, 2009 · Contributor. John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library. Language. English. Volume. 1. "The life of Francesco Guicciardini, taken chiefly from Signior Domenico Manni of Florence": v. 1, p. i-xxxii. Covers the years 1490-1534. With a final errata leaf.
Jun 1, 1984 · In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times.
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Princeton University Press, Jun 21, 1984 - History - 457 pages. In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador,...
Jun 16, 2020 · In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times.
