# data[].attributes.body
Tuscany region located in italy

# data[].attributes.body
1115 AD when Matilda of Tuscany died, granting Florence the status of an independent commune

# data[].attributes.body
Cosimo de' Medici born 1389 death in 1464

he was a banker and politician

# data[].attributes.body
Florence originally had a republic government

but later in time it became a hereditary government

# data[].attributes.body
1115: Florence becomes and independent commune, marking a significant step towards self goverance

1252 the florin, a gold coin, is introduced establishing Florence as a major economic power and setting a standard for European currency.

1434 The medici are expelled and savonarola establishes a theoretic republic,representing a dramatic shift in Florentine politics and society.

1569 Cosimo l de' medici becomes the Grand Duke of Tuscanny, signaling the end of the Florentine Republic and the establishment of hereditary rule.

# data[].attributes.headline
Role in the development of the renaissance

# data[].attributes.subject
Role in the development of the renaissance

# data[].attributes.body
Florence produces some of the most important artists of the renaissance including Leonardo da Vinci,Michelangelo Sandro Botticelli, and Donatello. They created ground breaking works of painting and sculpture