A History of the Commonwealth of Florence (Volume 3); From the Earliest Independence of the Commune to the Fall of the Republic in 1531 (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. Progress of factious division?Danger that it might lead to a tyranny? Rinaldo degli Albizzi and Cosmo de' Medici?Causes and consequences of their opposition?The aristocratic faction wish to attempt a coup f ?a?Dissuaded by Niccolo da Uzzano?His remarkable statement? Constitutional questions raised by the remarks of Niccolo da Uzzano? Proposal of legally murdering Cosmo de' Medici?Conclusions to be drawn thence?Conclusion of the advice of Niccolo da Uzzano?His death?Party nick-names?Puccio Pucci, the founder of that family? Averardo de' Medici?Exasperation of party feeling?Perversions of the constitution?In 1433 Rinaldo degli Albizzi strikes a blow at the Medicean party?Cosmo cited to appear before the Signory?His imprisonment?Fears of poison?Supper in the Alberghettino?Cosmo bribes the magistrates?A parliament called?A " balia " granted? Cosmo de' Medici banished to Padua?He runs some danger of violence in quitting the city?Others of the Medici exiled?Popular feeling in Florence?Cosmo permitted to reside at Venice?Blunder which fhe aristocratic party had made?Macchiavelli, his character and turn of thought?The nature of his "Principe"?Causes of the differences between mediaeval and modern political estimates?Contemporary political sentiment respecting the enmity between Albizzi and Medici? The aristocratic party endeavour to secure themselves?Rinaldo degli Albizzi schemes an alliance with the " Grandi"?Rejected by the other members of the party?Letter of Acciaiuoli to Cosmo?Pope Euge- nius IV. at Florence?Causes which made the return of Cosmo desired in the city?Defeat of Florentine troops near Imola?A Signory favourable to the Medici is elected?The chiefs of tbe aristocratic party try to raise insurrection in the city?Albizzi is induced by Pope Eugenius to go to hi...