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The Duke´s Assassin: Exile and Death of Lorenzino de´ Medici
Stefano Dall´aglio
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Hardback. Translator(s): Weinstein, Donald. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
Stefano Dall’Aglio sheds new light on the notorious Florentine Lorenzino de’ Medici (also known as Lorenzaccio) and on two of the most infamous assassinations of Italian Renaissance history. In 1537 Lorenzino changed the course of history by murdering Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence, and paving the way for the accession of the new duke, Cosimo I. In 1548 Lorenzino was killed in Venice in revenge for the assassination he had committed. Basing his work on extensive research in the historical archives of Florence and Simancas, Dall’Aglio reconstructs the events surrounding these murders and involving the Medici, their loyalists, ... Read more
Stefano Dall’Aglio sheds new light on the notorious Florentine Lorenzino de’ Medici (also known as Lorenzaccio) and on two of the most infamous assassinations of Italian Renaissance history. In 1537 Lorenzino changed the course of history by murdering Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence, and paving the way for the accession of the new duke, Cosimo I. In 1548 Lorenzino was killed in Venice in revenge for the assassination he had committed. Basing his work on extensive research in the historical archives of Florence and Simancas, Dall’Aglio reconstructs the events surrounding these murders and involving the Medici, their loyalists, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300189780
SKU
V9780300189780
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About Stefano Dall´aglio
Stefano Dall’Aglio is a research fellow at the University of Leeds, UK. He has published several books on the political and religious history of Renaissance Florence and Italy. Donald Weinstein is professor emeritus, University of Arizona. He is the author of several books on Italian history and is a world authority on Savonarola and the Italian Renaissance.
Reviews for The Duke´s Assassin: Exile and Death of Lorenzino de´ Medici
Winner of the 2016 Helen & Howard R. Marraro Prize given by the American Historical Association.
Helen & Howard R. Marraro Prize
American Historical Association
Helen & Howard R. Marraro Prize
American Historical Association