Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Execution of
Savonarola
Savonarola was an
inspirational orator
who commanded
great popular
support. His
political enemies
had him executed
for heresy in 1498.
WHERE TO SEE
REPUBLICAN
TUSCANY
A plaque in Piazza della
Signoria
(see pp76-7)
marks
the spot where Savonarola
was executed; his cell can be
seen in San Marco
(pp96-7)
.
Michelangelo's
David (p94)
symbolizes the victory of the
youthful Republic over
tyranny. The Republican
council met in the Salone dei
Cinquecento
(p76).
All roads
out of Florence
were blocked.
Tower of San Miniato
This was reinforced in 1530 as
a gun platform
(pp130-31)
Artillery
platform
Troops camped
to
the south.
Niccolò Machiavelli
The author of
The Prince
,
a treatise on the ruthless
skills required to be a
successful politician,
was the last Republican
chancellor.
Michelangelo's Sketches
During the siege of 1530, Michel-
angelo worked in the safety of the
Cappelle Medicee
(pp90-91).
Crystal casket
belonging to Pope
Clement VII
1531
Alessandro de'
Medici becomes first
Duke of Florence
1527
Florentine
Republic recon-
stituted when
Rome is sacked by
imperial troops
1525
1515
1530
1520
Michelangelo
begins work on
Medici tombs
(see p91)
1521
Giulio de' Medici crowned
Pope Clement VII and Medici
rule restored in Florence
1532
Posthumous
publication of
Machiavelli's
The Prince
1530
Siege of Florence by combined
forces of pope and emperor
