The Republic of Florence existed from 1115 to 1569, formed after the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany following the death of Matilda of Tuscany and organized themselves as a commune in place of her successors. Centered on the Tuscan city of Florence and governed as an oligarchic republic through the Signoria of Florence, the city-state expanded over time to incorporate Pisa in 1406, Volterra in 1361, Arezzo in 1384 and eventually Siena in 1555. Florence minted the florin in 1252, which became the dominant trade coin for large transactions across Western Europe, and the republic was the birthplace of the Renaissance; the Medici family, under Cosimo de' Medici, gained control of its governance in 1434 while formal republican institutions continued. The republic formally ended in 1569, when Pope Pius V elevated Cosimo I de' Medici to Grand Duke of Tuscany, transforming Florence into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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Government Type Government type (class) Classification
Status (Extant or Former) Republic of Florence
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Did the Medici end the Republic of Florence?
The Medici effectively ruled Florence from 1434 to 1494 and from 1512 to 1527, with the republic still existing in name.
Not at first. The Medici faction gained governance of Florence in 1434 under Cosimo de' Medici, and the family effectively ruled the city on a hereditary basis from 1434 to 1494 and again from 1512 to 1527. Florence repudiated Medici authority in between, so Medici control was repeatedly broken and restored over the republic's final century.
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WikipediaIntroduction
The republic originated in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany.
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In 1569, Cosimo was elevated to the rank of the Grand Duke of Tuscany by Pope Pius V. This marks the end of the Florence Republic, and the beginning of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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Oligarchic republic (1115-1494; 1498-1532)
Republic of Florence: Status
The republic formally ended in 1569, when Pope Pius V elevated Cosimo I de' Medici to Grand Duke of Tuscany, transforming Florence into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Republic of Florence (Old Italian: Republica di Fiorenza; contemporary Italian: Repubblica di Firenze), also known as the Florentine Republic (Latin: Res publica Florentina; Old Italian: Republica Fiorentina; contemporary Italian: Repubblica Fiorentina [reˈpubblika fjorenˈtiːna]), was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Republic of Florence (Old Italian: Republica di Fiorenza; contemporary Italian: Repubblica di Firenze), also known as the Florentine Republic (Latin: Res publica Florentina; Old Italian: Republica Fiorentina; contemporary Italian: Repubblica Fiorentina [reˈpubblika fjorenˈtiːna]), was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany.
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