Leonardo Bruni, the Medici, and the Florentine histories (1).(Critical essay)

From: Journal of the History of Ideas | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Leonardo Bruni's relationship to the Medici regime raises some intriguing questions. Born in 1370, Bruni was Chancellor of Florence in 1434, when Cosimo de' Medici and his adherents returned from exile, banished their opponents, and seized control of government. (2) Bruni never made known his personal feelings about this sudden regime change. His memoirs and private correspondence are curiously silent on the issue. (3) Yet it must have been a painful time for him. Among those banished by the Medici were many of his long-time friends and supporters: men like Palla di Nofri Strozzi, ...

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