History of Florence : the precious legacy of the last Medici princess who shaped the city's destiny

Bianchi, Marialuisa

• ページ数 129 p.／サイズ 21 cm
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788874614608
• DDC分類 853

基本説明

Fictitious account by Anna Maria Luisa (1667-1743), Electress, consort of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, who narrates in the first person the story of Florence (Tuscany).

Full Description

31 October 1737 Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the Electress Palatine and last descendant of the grand ducal branch of the Medici, refused to stand by and watch the end of the dynasty that had marked the destiny of Florence for more than four centuries.

She responded to the approaching Austrian rule by the House of Lorraine with a legal act under which all the assets that formed part of the Medici collections were bound to the city of Florence, establishing it definitively as a city of art.

The protagonist of this book is the history of Florence, from its origins to that fateful day, narrated in the first person by the Electress Palatine herself, accompanied by her inquisitive and loyal servant Maria.

Contents

Genealogical tree of the Medici family
I. The Promise
II. Origins. Florentia antica
III. The 14th Century. Merchants and bankers
IV. The 15th Century. Renaissance
V. The 16th Century. The Grand Duchy
VI. The 17th Century. The Century of Iron
Epilogue
Afterword
Notes