Historical place archive

Florence in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Florence in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

13 records9 event labels11 people1434โ€“1996

Historical events in Florence

1434

1434
Succession
Cosimo the Elder ยท House of Medici

Succeeds as King of Italy, Rules Florence

1464

1464
Succession
Piero I ยท House of Medici

Succeeds as King of Italy, rules Florence

1469

1469
Succession
Lorenzo the Magnificent ยท House of Medici

Succeeds as King of Florence

1512

1512
Succession
Giulano of Nemours ยท House of Medici

Succeeds as King of Italy, rules Florence

1513

1513
Succession
Lorenzo of Urbino ยท House of Medici

Succeeds as King of Florence

1614

21 December 1614
Caccini Attack on Copernicanism
Galileo Galilei ยท Astronomy

Galileo becomes the target of a public sermon by Tommaso Caccini attacking Copernican astronomy and mathematicians.

1632

22 February 1632
Dialogue Presented to Grand Duke
Galileo Galilei ยท Astronomy

Galileo presents his newly published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems to Grand Duke Ferdinando II.

1 October 1632
Summoned by the Inquisition
Galileo Galilei ยท Astronomy

The Florentine Inquisitor orders Galileo to appear before the Holy Office in Rome over the Dialogue.

1664

1664
Observations about Vipers
Francesco Redi ยท Biology

Publishes observations challenging popular ideas about viper venom.

1866

20 June 1866
Declaration of War
Victor Emmanuel Savoy ยท Seven Weeks War

Victor Emmanuel's government declares war on Austria under the alliance with Prussia.

August 1866
Naval Command Inquiry
Carlo Pellion Persano ยท Seven Weeks War

Persano faces investigation after transferring his flag during the unsuccessful battle of Lissa.

1944

August 1944
Battle of Florence
Benito Amilicare Andrea Mussolini ยท World War, 2nd

The Allies capture Florence

1996

21 June 1996
Florence European Council
Romano Prodi ยท European Economic Community (EEC)

Hosts the European Council concluding Italy's presidency and reviewing the first stage of treaty-reform negotiations.

Provenance

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