Lord of Florence

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Lord of Florence was the title held by Alessandro de' Medici as the de facto ruler of Florence during the early 16th century, marking the transition from republican to Medici princely control.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lord of Florence canonical 1
Signore of Florence 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Florence ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire influence in Italy ⓘ
Medici restoration to power in Florence ⓘ
Papal support for Medici rule ⓘ
capital Florence ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Republic of Florence ⓘ
deFactoStatus de facto ruler of Florence ⓘ
dynasty House of Medici ⓘ
endTime 1532 ⓘ
followedBy Duchy of Florence ⓘ
Duke of Florence ⓘ
follows Florentine Republic ⓘ
governanceChange transition from oligarchic republic to princely rule ⓘ
governingBody Medici court in Florence ⓘ
governmentForm de facto principate ⓘ
hasType hereditary-style lordship (in practice) ⓘ
historicalCategory former political office ⓘ
titles of nobility in Italy ⓘ
historicalEra Early Modern period ⓘ
holder Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ
languageUsed Italian ⓘ
Tuscan dialect ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod 16th century Italy ⓘ
Italian Renaissance ⓘ
notableOfficeholder Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ
officeCreatedFor Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ
officeNature non-republican leadership position ⓘ
politicalAlignment Medici regime ⓘ
politicalSignificance marked end of Florentine republican tradition ⓘ
paved way for creation of the Duchy of Florence ⓘ
positionHeldBy Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ
powerStructure de facto one-man rule ⓘ
precededBy republican institutions of Florence ⓘ
region Tuscany ⓘ
relatedTitle Duke of Florence ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
replaces republican government of Florence ⓘ
significantEvent transition from republican to Medici princely control ⓘ
significantFigure Alessandro de' Medici ⓘ
startTime 1531 ⓘ
temporalContext early 16th century ⓘ
titleHolderRole head of state of Florence ⓘ
supreme civil authority in Florence ⓘ
supreme military authority in Florence ⓘ
usedFor consolidation of Medici power in Florence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alessandro de' Medici → nobleTitle → Lord of Florence ⓘ
Charles, Duke of Calabria → positionHeld → Signore of Florence ⓘ
linked to: Lord of Florence