Soderini was born in Florence to Tommaso di Lorenzo Soderini, a member of an old family who had become famous in medicine, and his second wife Dianora Tornabuoni, also of a prestigious Florentine family and in-law of Piero de'Medici. Soderini's brother was the statesman and supporter of Girolamo Savonarola, Paolo Antonio Soderini. Their third brother was Cardinal Francesco Soderini, bishop of Volterra. In 1481 he was Prior of the city, and later became a favourite of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, receiving from him, in 1493, the honour of being the Ambassador to the Kingdom of France. He was elected gonfaloniere for life in 1502 by the Florentines, who wished to give greater stability to their republican institutions, which had been restored after the expulsion of Piero de' Medici and the execution of Savonarola.
Soderini's rule proved moderate and wise, although he did not possess the qualities of a great statesman. He introduced a system of national militia in the place of foreign mercenaries. During his government the long war with Pisa was brought to a close with the capture of that city by the Florentines in 1509. Niccolò Machiavelli, author of The Prince and Discourses on Livy, served under him as second chancellor and as ambassador to Cesare Borgia, Rome and France. Although Machiavelli initially had much respect for Soderini, his attitude was changed by the events that led to Soderini's fall.
Grateful to France, which had assisted him, Soderini always took the French side in Italian politics. But in 1512 the Medici returned to Florence with the help of a Spanish army, deposed Soderini, and drove him into exile. He took refuge at Orašac (near Dubrovnik) in Dalmatia,[2] where he remained until the election of Pope Leo X, who summoned him to Rome and conferred many favours on him. Soderini lived in Rome for the rest of his life and worked for the good of Florence, to which he was never allowed to return.
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piero, soderini, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Piero Soderini news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Piero di Tommaso Soderini March 17 1451 June 13 1522 1 also known as Pier Soderini was an Italian statesman of the Republic of Florence Pier SoderiniPiero Soderini by Ridolfo del GhirlandaioHead of state of FlorenceReignMay 1498 31 August 1512PredecessorGirolamo SavonarolaSuccessorGiovanni di Lorenzo de MediciBorn 1451 03 17 17 March 1451Florence Republic of FlorenceDied13 June 1522 1522 06 13 aged 71 Rome Papal StatesFatherTommaso di Lorenzo SoderiniMotherDianora Tornabuoni Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Bibliography 3 1 AcknowledgmentBiography editSoderini was born in Florence to Tommaso di Lorenzo Soderini a member of an old family who had become famous in medicine and his second wife Dianora Tornabuoni also of a prestigious Florentine family and in law of Piero de Medici Soderini s brother was the statesman and supporter of Girolamo Savonarola Paolo Antonio Soderini Their third brother was Cardinal Francesco Soderini bishop of Volterra In 1481 he was Prior of the city and later became a favourite of Piero di Lorenzo de Medici receiving from him in 1493 the honour of being the Ambassador to the Kingdom of France He was elected gonfaloniere for life in 1502 by the Florentines who wished to give greater stability to their republican institutions which had been restored after the expulsion of Piero de Medici and the execution of Savonarola Soderini s rule proved moderate and wise although he did not possess the qualities of a great statesman He introduced a system of national militia in the place of foreign mercenaries During his government the long war with Pisa was brought to a close with the capture of that city by the Florentines in 1509 Niccolo Machiavelli author of The Prince and Discourses on Livy served under him as second chancellor and as ambassador to Cesare Borgia Rome and France Although Machiavelli initially had much respect for Soderini his attitude was changed by the events that led to Soderini s fall Grateful to France which had assisted him Soderini always took the French side in Italian politics But in 1512 the Medici returned to Florence with the help of a Spanish army deposed Soderini and drove him into exile He took refuge at Orasac near Dubrovnik in Dalmatia 2 where he remained until the election of Pope Leo X who summoned him to Rome and conferred many favours on him Soderini lived in Rome for the rest of his life and worked for the good of Florence to which he was never allowed to return He died in Rome in 1522 and was buried in the church of S Maria del Popolo 3 References edit Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Margaretic Marija Zbornik Dubrovackog primorja i otoka Kulturno prosvjetno drustvo Primorac Dubrovnik 2006 ISSN 0353 5428 p 221 Dizionario Biografico degli ItalianiBibliography editCreighton Mandell 1887 A History of the Papacy During the Period of the Reformation Vol IV The Italian princes 1464 1518 London Longmans Green pp 31 91 138 140 156 160 Gelcic Josip 1894 Piero Soderini profugo a Ragusa memorie e documenti in Italian Ragusa Carlo Pretner Guicciardini Francesco 1859 Chapters 26 33 Storia fiorentina dai tempi di Cosimo de Medici a quelli del Gonfaloniere Soderini Opere inedite di F G Volume terzo Firenze Barbera Bianchi e comp p 403 Landucci Luca 1883 Jodoco Del Badia ed Diario fiorentino dal 1450 al 1516 in Italian G C Sansoni pp 222 335 Razzi Silvano 1737 Vita di Piero Soderini gonfaloniere perpetuo della repubblica fiorentina in Italian Padova Stamperia del Seminario Schevill Ferdinand 1963 Medieval and Renaissance Florence Vol II New York Harper amp Row pp 461 470 Zaccaria Raffaella Soderini Piero Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Treccani Retrieved 22 November 2019 Acknowledgment edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Soderini Piero Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press This work in turn cites Silvano Razzi Vita di Pier Soderini Padua 1737 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Piero Soderini amp oldid 1213367457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
