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Timeline: Florence

Years: c. 1150 - 1846	Subject: Encyclopedias, Geographical reference
Publisher: HistoryWorld	Online Publication Date: 2012
Current online version: 2012	eISBN: 9780191736568

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c. 1150	The Medici move into Florence from their country home in the Mugello valley Go to Medici in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 12th century Commerce and industry Europe Italy Society
1302	Dante, a member of the White faction in Florence, is sentenced to death by the Blacks - and never returns to his native city Go to Blacks and Whites in The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Politics Persecution and repression Europe Italy
c. 1307	Dante, in exile from Florence, begins work on The Divine Comedy - completing it just before his death, 14 years later Go to Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Literature Italian literature Poetry Europe Italy
c. 1320	Florence becomes a centre of international finance, with the Bardi and Peruzzi families acting as bankers to Europe's rulers Go to Bardi in The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Commerce and industry Europe Italy Society
1345	The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge) Go to Florence in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Architecture Italian architecture Europe Italy Edward III of England, defaulting on his massive debts, drives the Florentine banking families of Bardi and Peruzzi into bankruptcy Go to Bruce, Edward (d. 1318) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Commerce and industry Europe Italy Society
1348	The Black Death, making its way through Europe, is described in vivid detail by Boccaccio who sees its devastating effect in Florence Go to Black Death: The Great Killers in The Oxford Companion to Medicine (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 14th century Social and domestic Society
c. 1349	Boccaccio begins his Decameron, supposedly the stories told by young Florentine men and women sheltering from the Black Death Go to Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–75) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Europe Italy
1350	Boccaccio, visiting Petrarch in Florence, is inspired to devote himself to the pursuit of classical studies Go to Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313–75) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Europe Italy
1378	John Hawkwood, a condottiere in command of the White Company, is appointed captain general of Florence Go to condottiere in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 14th century Italian Renaissance Politics Europe Italy
1406	Pisa is captured by Florence, to be followed a few years later by the purchase of the seaport of Livorno Go to Pisa in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Politics Conquest and colonization War Europe Italy
1411	The linen drapers of Florence commission a statue of St Mark from Donatello, who carves for Orsanmichele the first free-standing Renaissance sculpture Go to Donatello (c.1386–1466) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Arts Sculpture Italian art Europe Italy
1418	A competition is launched for an architect to construct a dome above Florence's cathedral, and is won by Brunelleschi Go to Brunelleschi, Filippo (1377) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Architecture Italian architecture Europe Italy
1423	Masaccio paints some of the frescoes in the chapel of a Florentine silk merchant, Felice Brancacci, in Santa Maria del Carmine Go to Masaccio (21 Dec. 1401) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Arts Painting Italian painting Italian art Europe Italy
1430	Work begins in Florence on Brunelleschi's Pazzi chapel, which encapsulates in miniature the new ideals of Renaissance architecture Go to miniature painting in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Architecture Italian architecture Europe Italy
1439	Florence acquires first-hand experience of Greek culture when Greek Orthodox priests join in a debate on theology, in particular the question of Filioque Go to Filioque in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Religion Christianity Catholic and orthodox Europe Italy The Seventeenth Ecumenical Council moves from Ferrara, because of the danger of plague, and sets up in Florence Go to ecumenical council in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Christianity Catholic and orthodox Italy
c. 1443	The Dominican convent of San Marco, in Florence, is provided with a serenely beautiful series of frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants Go to Angelico, Fra (c.1395) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Arts Painting Italian painting Italian art Europe Italy
1462	In keeping with his personal interest in Plato, Cosimo de' Medici founds a Platonic Academy in Florence Go to Plato (c. 429–c. 347 bc) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Literature Italian literature Philosophy Europe Italy
c. 1470	Sandro Botticelli is established as one of the leading painters of Florence, working in particular for the Medici Go to Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Arts Painting Italian painting Italian art Europe Italy
1472	Leonardo da Vinci joins the painters' guild in Florence, probably after training with Verrocchio Go to Verrocchio, Andrea del (c.1435) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Arts Painting Italian painting Italian art Europe Italy
c. 1475	Tommaso Portinari, the Medici agent in Bruges, commissions an altarpiece from Hugo van der Goes for his family church in Florence Go to Goes, Hugo van der (?c.1440) in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 15th century Arts Painting Flemish and Dutch painting Europe Belgium Netherlands
1478	A plot by the Pazzi family, with papal connivance, results in the murder of Guiliano de' Medici during high mass in Florence's cathedral Go to Pazzi Conspiracy (1478) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Politics Papacy Europe Italy
1491	Savonarola, the new prior of San Marco, is a stern critic of both the pope in Rome and the Medici in Florence Go to Savonarola, Girolamo (1452–98) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Religion Christianity Papacy Rome Europe Italy
1494	Piero de' Medici and his brothers flee from Florence, after a mob ransacks the Medici palace Go to Medici, Piero I de' (1416–69) in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Politics Dynasties and royalty Europe Italy
1497	Savonarola, in the carnival before Lent, urges the people of Florence to throw playing cards and lewd images on a great bonfire of vanities Go to Savonarola, Girolamo (1452–98) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Religion Christianity Social and domestic Europe Italy Society
1498	The Florentine mob, weary of puritanism, attacks the convent of San Marco and drags Savonarola away to be hanged and burnt Go to Savonarola, Girolamo (1452–98) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 15th century Italian Renaissance Religion Christianity Social and domestic Europe Italy Society
1501	Michelangelo begins work in Florence on a tall thin slab of marble, which he transforms into David Go to Michelangelo (1475–1564) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 16th century Italian Renaissance Arts Sculpture Italian art Europe Italy
1571	Roberto di Ridolfi, a Florentine banker, coordinates a scheme to win the English throne for Mary Queen of Scots Go to Ridolfi Plot (1571) in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 16th century Britain 1500-1750 Politics Dynasties and royalty Scotland British Isles British monarchs - from 1066 Europe Rulers and politicians Britain
c. 1575	Soft-paste porcelain, in imitation of true porcelain from China, is successfully created for the Medici in Florence Go to porcelain in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 16th century Italian Renaissance Arts Decorative arts Italian art Europe Italy
1597	Dafne is performed in Florence, becoming the first example of a new art form - opera Go to Daphne in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Renaissance 16th century Italian Renaissance Performing arts Music Opera Europe Italy
1698	A maker of harpsichords in Florence, Bartolomeo Cristofori, develops the piano ('soft') and forte ('loud') feature which leads to the piano Go to Cristofori, Bartolomeo (4 May 1655) in The Oxford Companion to Music (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 17th century Performing arts Music Technology Inventions and discoveries Europe Italy
1737	Florence loses her independence when the last Medici duke of Tuscany dies Go to Medici in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century Politics Dynasties and royalty Europe Italy
1820	English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley publishes Ode to the West Wind, written mainly in a wood near Florence Go to ‘Ode to the West Wind’ in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain
1846	After marrying secretly, the English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett go abroad to live in Florence Go to Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (1806–61) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain

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