The Medicean succession : monarchy and sacral politics in Duke Cosimo dei Medici's Florence /
Gregory Murry.
- 1 online resource.
- I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history .
- I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The familiarity of terrestrial divinity -- Divine right rule and the providential worldview -- Rescuing virtue from Machiavelli -- Prince or patrone? Cosimo as an ecclesiastical patron -- Cosimo and Savonarolan reform -- Defense of the sacred.
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574. Medici, House of.
Monarchy--History--Italy--Tuscany--16th century. Divine right of kings. HISTORY / Europe / Italy
Florence (Italy)--Politics and government--1421-1737. Tuscany (Italy)--Politics and government--1434-1737. Florence (Italy)--Kings and rulers--Biography. Tuscany (Italy)--Kings and rulers--Biography.