How the Medici Shaped the Renaissance | The Medici Restoration (Lecture 9)

Lecture 9: During 1510–1512, Piero Soderini’s management of governmental affairs left Florence strained on the domestic front and isolated internationally. Having been formally allied with France for decades, Soderini spent a large portion of his energy on keeping that relationship secure, even as the political tides of Italy began to shift. This lesson looks at subsequent events, which culminated in the return to power of the Medici family.

Study the political landscape of Florence under the direction of the Cardinal Giovanni de’ Medici and his younger brother, Giuliano, the secular head of the family. Learn the dramatic story of the ensuing conspiracy to assassinate Giuliano, and Giovanni’s elevation as Pope Leo X. Observe the internecine struggles within the family culminating with a second Medici pope and the brutal sack of Rome.

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