People of Medieval Italy
Who's Who in Medieval History: Italy
From your About.com Guide, a growing collection of individuals who lived in or impacted Italy in some way. Each page provides brief info about the individual and why he was important in history, as well as useful websites, books, and other resources.
From your About.com Guide, a growing collection of individuals who lived in or impacted Italy in some way. Each page provides brief info about the individual and why he was important in history, as well as useful websites, books, and other resources.
Saint Ambrose - Bishop of Milan
Saint Ambrose was one of the most eminent fathers of the church in the 4th century. 3-page article from the 1911 encyclopedia.
Saint Ambrose was one of the most eminent fathers of the church in the 4th century. 3-page article from the 1911 encyclopedia.
Byzantines in Renaissance Italy
Thorough article by Jonathan Harris at the ORB explores the emigration of Byzantine citizens to Italy and the impact of their incursion on the Italian Renaissance.
Thorough article by Jonathan Harris at the ORB explores the emigration of Byzantine citizens to Italy and the impact of their incursion on the Italian Renaissance.
Luigi Alamanni – Italian Renaissance Poet and Statesman
Luigi Alamanni was a prolific poet who was involved in political affairs in Florence and served as an ambassador for France. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Luigi Alamanni was a prolific poet who was involved in political affairs in Florence and served as an ambassador for France. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Andrea Alciati - Italian Jurist
Andrea Alciati was a prolific author of legal works. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Andrea Alciati was a prolific author of legal works. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Pietro Alcionio - Petrus Alcyonius - Italian Classical Scholar
Pietro Alcionio, or Petrus Alcyonius, was a Classical Scholar and publisher. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Pietro Alcionio, or Petrus Alcyonius, was a Classical Scholar and publisher. A concise article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Girolamo Aleandro - Italian Cardinal
Aleandro was librarian at the Vatican and headed the opposition to Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.
Aleandro was librarian at the Vatican and headed the opposition to Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.
Pope Alexander VI
This five-page article from the 1911 Encyclopedia looks at Pope Alexander VI - Rodrigo Borgia - the most famously corrupt pope in history.
This five-page article from the 1911 Encyclopedia looks at Pope Alexander VI - Rodrigo Borgia - the most famously corrupt pope in history.
Prospero Alpini - Physician and Botanist
Prospero Alpini was an Italian physician and botanist who seems to have deduced the doctrine of the sexual difference of plants. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Prospero Alpini was an Italian physician and botanist who seems to have deduced the doctrine of the sexual difference of plants. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Saint Antoninus - Saint Antonio Pierozzi - Archbishop of Florence
Archbishop of Florence Antonio Pierozzi had a great reputation for theological learning and sat as papal theologian at the council of Florence. Another article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Archbishop of Florence Antonio Pierozzi had a great reputation for theological learning and sat as papal theologian at the council of Florence. Another article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Scippione Ammirato - Italian Historian
Scippione Ammirato is best known for a history of Florence he wrote in about 1600. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Scippione Ammirato is best known for a history of Florence he wrote in about 1600. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Galileo Galilei
Clear and enlightening overview of the career and accomplishments of the astronomer, physicist and astrologer, by About.com Guide to Astrology Anthony Pena.
Clear and enlightening overview of the career and accomplishments of the astronomer, physicist and astrologer, by About.com Guide to Astrology Anthony Pena.
The Medici
Brief overview of the history of one of the most influential families of the Italian Renaissance, at the Florence Art Guide site.
Brief overview of the history of one of the most influential families of the Italian Renaissance, at the Florence Art Guide site.