Political Leaders in Florence

The atlas holds 14 people and 39 moments here, from 1265 to 1940. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli and Dante Alighieri.

Notable people

  1. Galileo Galilei

    from 1574 to 1642

    11 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  2. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1469 to 1527

    6 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

  3. Dante Alighieri

    from 1265 to 1300

    5 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  4. Giovanni Boccaccio

    from 1341 to 1373

    4 moments here

    Italian writer, poet, and humanist, best known for the Decameron. His documented life moved between Florence, Naples, Romagna, papal Avignon and…

  5. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1469 to 1503

    3 moments here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1689

    2 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  7. Adolf Hitler

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  8. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  9. Geoffrey Chaucer

    in 1373

    1 moment here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  10. Simón Bolívar

    in 1805

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  11. Peter Paul Rubens

    in 1601

    1 moment here

    Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

  12. Montesquieu

    in 1728

    1 moment here

    Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

  13. Thomas Hobbes

    in 1636

    1 moment here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

  14. Michel de Montaigne

    in 1581

    1 moment here

    French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

Moments

  1. 1265 Born in Florence Dante Alighieri
  2. 1283 Exchanged greetings with Beatrice in Florence Dante Alighieri
  3. 1290 Studied at Santa Maria Novella Dante Alighieri
  4. 1294 Met Charles Martel in Florence Dante Alighieri
  5. 1300 Resided in the Palazzo della Signoria as prior Dante Alighieri
  6. 1341 Return to Florence Giovanni Boccaccio
  7. 1348 Black Death in Florence Giovanni Boccaccio
  8. 1350 First meeting with Petrarch near Florence Giovanni Boccaccio
  9. 1373 Diplomatic visit to Florence Geoffrey Chaucer
  10. 1373 First Dante lecture at Santo Stefano Giovanni Boccaccio
  11. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  12. 1469 Birth in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  13. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  14. 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
  15. 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
  16. 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
  17. 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
  18. 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
  19. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  20. 1574 Moved from Pisa to Florence Galileo Galilei
  21. 1581 Visit to Florence Michel de Montaigne
  22. 1588 Taught art and perspective in Florence Galileo Galilei
  23. 1601 Journey through Florence to Rome Peter Paul Rubens
  24. 1610 Moved permanently to Florence Galileo Galilei
  25. 1611 Stayed at Villa Le Selve Galileo Galilei
  26. 1611 Visited Villa Marignolle Galileo Galilei
  27. 1617 Resided at Bellosguardo Galileo Galilei
  28. 1631 Moved to Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  29. 1633 Departed Florence for his trial Galileo Galilei
  30. 1633 Returned under arrest to Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  31. 1634 Lived under house arrest at Arcetri Galileo Galilei
  32. 1636 Visit to Galileo in Florence Thomas Hobbes
  33. 1642 Died at Villa Il Gioiello Galileo Galilei
  34. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  35. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  36. 1728 Arrival in Florence Montesquieu
  37. 1786 Makes a three-hour visit to Florence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  38. 1805 Visits Florence Simón Bolívar
  39. 1940 Meets Mussolini in Florence Adolf Hitler

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