FTP, identify this 1378 revolt by the lower classes in Florence, an uprising named for the "wool carders" who led the events.
As a result of this movement a special commission, or balia, was in power for six weeks. Its participants, who were overwhelmingly members of the popolo minuto, sought the civil liberties they'd been denied by creating three new guilds in which they could be inscribed. Precipitated by the dominance of the Albizi family and the lack of a response from the Signoria, those who took part in this event were led by such men as Luigi di Guiccciardini and Michele di Lando. Ultimately, their brief success paved the way for the rise of the Medici, who turned the peasant population against these dissatisfied artisans. FTP, identify this 1378 revolt by the lower classes in Florence, an uprising named for the "wool carders" who led the events.
As a result of this movement a special commission, or balia, was in power for six weeks.
the Ciompi