Florentine oligarchy
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The Florentine oligarchy was the small, powerful elite of wealthy merchant and banking families who dominated the political and economic life of Renaissance Florence.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oligarchy
ⓘ
political elite ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arte del Cambio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arte della Lana NERFINISHED ⓘ Florentine banking houses NERFINISHED ⓘ Medici Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ guild system of Florence ⓘ papal finances ⓘ |
| composedOf |
banking families
ⓘ
guild leaders ⓘ patrician families ⓘ wealthy merchant families ⓘ |
| controls |
economic life of Florence
ⓘ
political power in Florence ⓘ |
| governsThrough |
Gonfaloniere of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Signoria of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ priori delle arti ⓘ |
| hasBasisIn |
banking
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ landownership ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| includesFamily |
Albizzi family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazzi family NERFINISHED ⓘ Rucellai family NERFINISHED ⓘ Strozzi family NERFINISHED ⓘ Tornabuoni family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Florentine foreign policy
ⓘ
Florentine government NERFINISHED ⓘ Florentine legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ Florentine taxation ⓘ patronage networks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ciompi revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
popolo minuto ⓘ |
| patronOf |
artists in Florence
ⓘ
humanists in Florence ⓘ religious institutions in Florence ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Florentine Renaissance culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMechanism |
control of offices
ⓘ
manipulation of electoral procedures ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ patronage ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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