The Soderini and the Medici
Paula C. Clarke
Abstract
This account of the careers of two brothers, Tommaso and Niccolò Soderini, and their relationship with the Medici family opens up a new perspective on the political world of Renaissance Florence. The Soderini were at different times supporters and adversaries of the Medici, whose rise to power remains the subject of historical debate. Based on hitherto unpublished sources, particularly from the archives of Florence and Milan, this book examines the nature of the ascendancy of the Medici and of the opposition to them, the sources of their power, the operation of their system of patronage, the b ... More
Keywords: Tommaso Soderini, Niccolò Soderini, Medici family, Florence, Milan, power, patronage, political elites, Renaissance Italy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1991 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198229926 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198229926.001.0001 |
