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Duchy of Florence
The
Duchy of Florence
was an Italian principality that was centred on the city of
Florence
, in
Tuscany
,
Italy
. The duchy was founded after
Emperor Charles V
restored Medici rule to Florence in 1530.
Pope Clement VII
, himself a Medici, appointed his relative
Alessandro de' Medici
as Duke of the Florentine Republic, thereby transforming the
Republic of Florence
into a
hereditary monarchy
.
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