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Aftermath of the Pazzi Conspiracy and Florentine Suppression

Type Event Region Europe Time 1481

After the failed 1478 assassination of Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence around 1481 deepened its crackdown, confiscating Pazzi property, exiling and exec…

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  1. 1481Florence · TuscanyThe Florentine government continued comprehensive sanctions against the Pazzi family: confiscating their banks and estates in the city, barring members from public office, and erasing the family coat of arms from city buildings to prevent any resurgence of the rebellion's remnants.
  2. 1481Florence · TuscanyMunicipal authorities pursued conspirators still at large inside and outside Tuscany, hanging or exiling several implicated nobles and clerics, and strengthened city patrols and intelligence networks to prevent renewed infiltration by foreign powers.
  3. 1481Florence · TuscanyLorenzo de' Medici communicated via diplomatic envoys with Naples, Milan, and other states, easing the standoff with Pope Sixtus IV, allowing Florence to suppress domestic unrest while avoiding a larger-scale foreign siege.

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