Cinquecento

The Cinquecento corresponds to the 16th century Italy N; the major movement of the there High Rebirth proceeds.

A political dwarf

The situation of the arts and the economy in Italy, genuine headlight for the Occident lasting this century, does not continue on the political level . As its name indicates it, Florence is a flourishing city, commercial city of foreground, which invented the Banque by extending the activity of the medieval Changeur S, and thus finance the armies of the sovereigns of Europe by its representations in the big cities; the Florin takes an extraordinary dimension in Europe, and becomes an international currency. But the duchy is always alone among its rivals, and the reversals of alliance are changeable. Since the fall of Byzance, Venice took again the torch vis-a-vis the presence of the Turks in the Mediterranean, and ensures the trade: the food products come from the East forward by the same ways that Marco Polo borrowed. In spite of this prosperity, the city of the Doges, placed in his lagoon, remains a city whose territorial anchoring in Italy raises difficulties, leading it to have to fight on two faces (ground and sea, symbols being reproduced on the Lion of Venice).

  • Objects of desire on behalf of foreign sovereigns, these quoted rich person are politically divided, and must always compose with the army which emerges to their doors.

  • the Italian boot at that time is not yet a unified nation, whereas the close territories are already under the banner of empires: constituting a stake for their expansion, it is the theater of the conflicts between the France and the Germanic Roman Holy roman Empire, which, through the succession of the Guerres of Italy, disputes Naples and Milan.

The wars devastate Italy

Taking into account their number, these wars will carry all the Italian boot; negotiations relating to the inversion of alliances, and the Right-of-way of the armies go good progress. The Condottiere become there from the rank of chiefs of rank and file mercenary, which was reserved for them previously, to that of large captains of armies, invested capacity to give the diplomatic terms. In this context, a pontifical Swiss Garde is created in 1506. It will fight in 1527 against the troops of Charles Quint at the time of the seventh war of Italy.

Situation of Venice

Venice joined the Sainte League, alliance against the France and the Turks, in 1511: the projection of Soliman the Magnificent the to the doors of Vienna in 1532 makes fear in Venice to undergo the same fate as Constantinople. The members of a league gain the Bataille of Lépante in 1571, vis-a-vis the Othoman S. naval supremacy changes camp, which supports the safety of the passage tradind ships; the Turkish naval pressure will however not cease therefore, and Venice will have to yield Cyprus in 1573.

Situation of Tuscany

After mislayings of the episode of Savonarole, Florence founds a mode of Republic of 1500 with 1530, represented by the assemblies of the Salle of the Five hundred, with the Palazzo Vecchio. With the assistance of the Habsbourg, the family Médicis takes again influence on the political life of the city: under the reign of Cosme Ier de Médicis, the Toscane reaches the row of Grand-Duchy .

The Rebirth in Italy is not specific any more

At the conclusion of this century, Italy is always parcelled out and will not reach the national unit during the Seicento ; the contributions of the Renaissance are diffused in Europe, and cease being a single fact in Italy; this is why the seicento is not the subject of an article.

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Internal bonds

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