regent florence governed son period rule feared sign end republican government born noble family raised royal court naples mother helped restore power exiled worked secure french royal marriage son influential court pope brother law life wealth position connections help poor family power wealth patron arts architecture florence rome included renovation religious buildings construction palaces family early life family born daughter count raised court ferdinand naples marriage arranged uncle stood february brought joined husband wedding rome attended ferdinand wife finally arrived florence like previous wives frequently petitioned religious poor aid requests aid husband later son asked help ease tax provide jobs release property mother mother law distant cousin supported major renovation convent florence renovation included expanding dominican sisters rebuilding church adding rooms rooms available women family needed issue husband following children duke married political life husband men family exiled november negotiations invading france meet people expectations november mob plundered palace drove mother stripping jewelry stayed convent rebuilt law women children included husbands fathers exile funds ability travel limited law allowed women husbands exiled use primary source funds included state seizure assets mother negotiated charles end exile removed status rebels lift exile asked permission travel rome rejoin husband denied september left permission joined brother mother exiled florence march died exile returned briefly florence attempt claim seek husband daughter received people worked build support return thanks negotiations engaged rome december bringing camp provided leader florence asked brother cardinal help resolve claim progress slow asked pope claim cardinal funds money help receive funds late exile lasted september remained rome brother law elected pope took advantage situation increase income provide additional funds son noted pope running low funds continued act family interest spent year lobbying son law position general vatican giving family direct access vatican began public disputes family members clients powerful influential positions working son sole authority florence led wanted distributed government encouraged interfere elections florence right people elected regularly reminded reward families loyal long time time began negotiating royal bride considering marriage spanish princess eventually aspirations met marriage regency june moved palace florence republic ruled mother help palace location government decisions took army summer support pope leo spanish war francis france took rule hold official office directed decisions governing councils edited letters sent councils councils noted records decisions order magnificent lady chancellor appointed secretary office created new laws provided orders elected councils rest son life involved strategy war swiss mercenaries left spanish army began sending treaty proposals francis asked provide ambassadors negotiate treaty francis treaty included provision allowing continue rule responsibility planning official visit pope leo florence november traveling sign peace treaty driving force son receiving helped fund war away starting fall ruled remotely rome providing direction worked florence provided direction confirmed decision acting orders took responsibility appointing governors lands ruled florence including followed orders rule popular pope leo visit posters went protesting greed naming enemy liberty citizens florence feared impending end republic conversion monarchy spring health poor longer walk died rome february died rumors greed spread indicating left fabulous fortune leave left use funds care daughter granddaughter buried santa maria del influence art architecture husband exile sponsored work sending paintings extended family italy inherited castle near mother son law wrote description collection ancient statues noting best rome involved son major construction projects continuing construction villa work lake house rebuilding gardens florence period independently managed construction rome employed architect work projects
Alfonsina Orsini