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Medici Power And Patronage Under Cosimo The Elder And Lorenzo The Magnificent, Kelly Ann Gilbert
Medici Power And Patronage Under Cosimo The Elder And Lorenzo The Magnificent, Kelly Ann Gilbert
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
This paper looks at the Medici family’s rise to power and control over Florence. The main focus of the paper is on Cosimo de’ Medici, who is the man responsible for bringing his family to power. The first chapter looks at his business and familial connections and the ways that these relationships helped him gain power. The second chapter examines Cosimo’s role as patron of the arts and learning and the ways in which this helped to extend his influence. The third chapter looks at Cosimo’s grandson Lorenzo de’ Medici and the ways in which he continued the dominance of …
The Revolutions Of 1848 In Germany, Italy, And France, Jonathan Richard Hill
The Revolutions Of 1848 In Germany, Italy, And France, Jonathan Richard Hill
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
The Revolutions of 1848 were a widespread uprising that took place across Europe in response to social and economic pressures brought on by the eighteenth century Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Conservative monarchs throughout Europe were threatened as middle and working class people attempted to establish new governments that allowed the common man a voice in government function. This thesis explores the reasons why the revolutions occurred in Germany, Italy, and France and why in each case the revolutions failed to achieve any significant change in each country.
A Portrait Of Power: The Importance Of Marguerite De Valois In Sixteenth Century French Royal Politics, Karin M. Armour
A Portrait Of Power: The Importance Of Marguerite De Valois In Sixteenth Century French Royal Politics, Karin M. Armour
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
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