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Florence Independence and Charles V Mediation in Rome
The piece traces the Emperor's role over Florence's independence, noting the city’s enduring autonomy granted by God and the Medicis restoration. It argues Charles V acted as mediator between the Medici and the Republic, not sovereign ruler, amid Barcelona and Florence peace preliminaries. It cites Pope Clement VII’s involvement and Don Ferrand de Gensagues’s interim mediation during the siege and treaty renegotiations.
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Vienna
Empire
Milan
Florence
Charles V
Republick
Clement VII
Barcelona
Family of Medicis
Don Ferrand de Gensagues
Bartholomew Vellori