Cola di Rienzo
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Though his reign as tribune of Rome was short-lived, Rienzo put in place genuine reforms that effectively broke the power of nobles and barons who had been plundering the city in the manner of warlords.
Early Life
Little is known about the early life of Cola di Rienzo. The anonymous fourteenth century biography to which modern sources are much indebted concentrates mostly on Rienzo’s meteoric rise to power and his rule as tribune of Rome. Though scant, evidence suggests that he was born the son of a poor innkeeper and his wife in a...
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