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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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