This city became a capital under the rule of Countess Matilda after serving as a Roman garrison near the town of Faesulae. It adopted the constitution named "Ordinances of Justice," and the cloth workers here led the Revolt of the Ciompi. Its pro-Papal Guelph party split into White and Black factions, and the Bonfire of the
This city became a capital under the rule of Countess Matilda after serving as a Roman garrison near the town of Faesulae. It adopted the constitution named "Ordinances of Justice," and the cloth workers here led the Revolt of the Ciompi. Its pro-Papal Guelph party split into White and Black factions, and the Bonfire of the Vanities held here was instigated by Savonarola. Ruled by a family that included Cosimo and Lorenzo the Magnificent, for 10 points, name this Tuscan city in Italy, home to the Medicis.
This city became a capital under the rule of Countess Matilda after serving as a Roman garrison near the town of Faesulae.
Florence [or Firenze; or Florentia]