Events Tagged: "Savonarola"

Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent - end of Florence's golden age, Savonarola claims deathbed reconciliation

Piero the Unfortunate expelled from Florence - Medici bank collapses, Savonarola establishes theocracy

Bonfire of the Vanities - Savonarola's followers burn art, books, cosmetics, mirrors in Piazza della Signoria

Savonarola burned at stake in Florence - executed where he held Bonfire of Vanities, ashes thrown in Arno