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Cola di Rienzo

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1313–1354 Also known as Cola di Rienzo、Nicola di Lorenzo、尼古拉·迪·洛伦佐

Cola di Rienzo was a 14th-century Roman plebeian political agitator and tribune of Rome who, in 1347, exploited popular discontent with papal and nob…

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  1. c. 1313–1343Rome · RomeCola was born into a lower-class Roman family, worked early on as a notary and scribe, read classical texts widely, and took the glory of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire as his political ideal, gradually accumulating reputation and popular support against the backdrop of long-standing papal and noble control of Rome.
  2. 1347Rome · RomeIn May 1347 Cola led a popular uprising, declared the restoration of Rome's ancient liberty, appointed himself tribune and carried out tax and judicial reforms, briefly winning the tacit approval of Pope Clement VI; after conflicts with the nobility and the papal curia intensified, he was expelled from Rome the same year.
  3. 1348–1354Rome · RomeAfter losing power Cola sought support in Prague, the Papal States, and elsewhere; in 1354, with backing from the curia and the new pope, he briefly returned to Rome and seized power again, but his radical governance was unpopular, and on October 8 of that year he was besieged and killed by a mob near the Capitoline Hill.

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