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    Niccolò Machiavelli

    Italian politician and political theorist
    Niccolò Machiavelli
    Overview: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (, ; 3 May 1469 – 21 June 1527) was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, philosopher and writer, best known for The Prince (Il Principe), written in 1513. He has often been ...
    Date of birth: 3 May 1469
    Date of death: 21 June 1527
    Age: 58 (age at death)
    Nationality: Italian
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
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    Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence

    Duke of Florence from 1532 1537
    Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
    Overview: Alessandro de' Medici (22 July 1510 – 6 January 1537), nicknamed "il Moro" due to his dark complexion, Duke of Penne and the first Duke of the Florentine Republic (from 1532), was ruler of Florence from ...
    Date of birth: 22 July 1510
    Date of death: 6 January 1537
    Age: 26 (age at death)
    Nationality: Italian
    Occupation: Royalty
    Gender: Male
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    Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

    Duke of Florence later Grand Duke of Tuscany (1537–1574)
    Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
    Overview: Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the second Duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death.
    Date of birth: 12 June 1519
    Date of death: 21 April 1574
    Age: 54 (age at death)
    Nationality: Italian
    Occupation: Military
    Gender: Male
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    War of the League of Cognac
    Overview: The War of the League of Cognac (1526–30) was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V—primarily the Holy Roman Empire and Spain—and the League of Cognac, an alliance including the Kingdom of ...
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    Lorenzino de' Medici

    Italian politician and writer
    Lorenzino de' Medici
    Overview: Lorenzino de' Medici (23 March 1514 – 26 February 1548), also known as Lorenzaccio, was an Italian politician, writer, and dramatist, and a member of the Medici family. He became famous for assassinating ...
    Date of birth: 23 March 1514
    Date of death: 26 February 1548
    Age: 33 (age at death)
    Nationality: Italian
    Occupation: Writer
    Gender: Male
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    Siege of Florence (1529–30)

    Successful Habsburg siege of Florence
    Siege of Florence (1529–30)
    Overview: The siege of Florence took place from 24 October 1529 to 10 August 1530, at the end of the War of the League of Cognac. At the Congress of Bologna, the Medici Pope Clement VII and Emperor Charles V agreed ...
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    Duchy of Florence

    Historical state in present-day Italy
    Duchy of Florence
    Overview: The Duchy of Florence (Italian: Ducato di Firenze) was an Italian principality that was centred on the city of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. The duchy was founded after Pope Clement VII, himself a Medici ...
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