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Florence timeline
c. 1150
The Medici move into Florence from their country home in the Mugello valley
1302
Dante, a member of the White faction in Florence, is sentenced to death by the Blacks - and never returns to his native city
c. 1307
Dante, in exile from Florence, begins work on
The Divine Comedy
- completing it just before his death, 14 years later
Dante, from fresco by Giotto
Mary Evans Picture Library
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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
1345
The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge)
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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