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The History of Italy. 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. His Storia d’Italia became the ...
Mar 3, 2009 · 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.
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Jan 25, 2010 · History of Florence. (Storie florentine dal 1378 al 1509. Eng. Publication date. 1964. Topics. Italy -- History -- 1492-1559, Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737. Publisher. New York, Washington Square Press.
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.
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Guicciardini is best known as the author of the Storia d'Italia ( History of Italy ), which provides a detailed account of politics in the Italian Peninsula between 1490 and 1534.
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. His Storia d'Italia became the classic history of Italy--both a brilliant portrayal of the Renaissance and a ...
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.
