The articles in this volume re-evaluate and present to an English-reading public the figure of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici (1518-1572), the alleged "destroyer" of Florentine "liberty" and "republicanism". Although much maligned, especially in Italian and English liberal/republican scholarship, the work demonstrates that Duke Cosimo I was, in fact, an incredibly astute, successful, and even benevolent ruler who, on being raised unexpectedly to power at the young age of 17 during a particularly tense political moment, managed not only to survive the immediate crisis, but also to stabilize the situation, revive a dying state, double its territory, and establish a dynasty that ruled for 200 years. This work aims to illustrate these achievements within the broader category of "culture".
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