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| c. 1150 |
| | | The Medici move into Florence from their country home in the Mugello valley | |
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| 1302 |
| | | Dante, a member of the White faction in Florence, is sentenced to death by the Blacks - and never returns to his native city | |
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| c. 1307 |
| | | Dante, in exile from Florence, begins work on The Divine Comedy - completing it just before his death, 14 years later | |
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| c. 1320 |
| | | Florence becomes a centre of international finance, with the Bardi and Peruzzi families acting as bankers to Europe's rulers | |
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| 1345 |
| | | The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge) | |
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| 1345 |
| | | Edward III of England, defaulting on his massive debts, drives the Florentine banking families of Bardi and Peruzzi into bankruptcy | |
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| 1348 |
| | | The Black Death, making its way through Europe, is described in vivid detail by Boccaccio who sees its devastating effect in Florence | |
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| c. 1349 |
| | | Boccaccio begins his Decameron, supposedly the stories told by young Florentine men and women sheltering from the Black Death | |
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| 1350 |
| | | Boccaccio, visiting Petrarch in Florence, is inspired to devote himself to the pursuit of classical studies | |
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| 1378 |
| | | John Hawkwood, a condottiere in command of the White Company, is appointed captain general of Florence | |
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