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Title

Processi per la signora Francesca di Vincenzo de' Medici... etc.

Authors

• Christiani, Pietro
• Franceschi, Benedetto

Call number

Oversize Ms. Codex 1495
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9944870123503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319704439
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4487012

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

Italian and Latin

Origin

Date

ca. 1558-1668

Place

Florence

Summary

Miscellany of copies of legal and notarial documents, and trial proceedings, covering the years 1558-1668, concerning legal matters of the estate of Francesca di Vincenzo de' Medici, mother of Carlo and Alamanno de' Medici. Francesca and her mother-in-law, Ottavia Altoviti Medici, at the death of Vincenzo inherited his assets, including the farms of Valdinievole, Bravieri and Smicchi, all located near Florence. In 1558, Carlo and Alamanno, with the consent of Francesca, decided to become business partners and to manage the highly diversified family enterprise together. Alamanno was the partner originally in charge of the fiscal matters of the estate but, for a number of consecutive years, failed to fulfill his obligation, leaving behind a considerable number of debts with various counterparts. His mother, who had initially been the co-signer of some his loans and agreed to back his commitments, filed a claim to have her position revised, as well as to try to find a solution for the pending debts. An arbitrator was chosen and he ruled that the partnership between Alamanno and Carlo be dissolved, and Carlo (and his heirs) take over his brother's responsibilities. Alamanno was also to be excluded from further activity concerning the management of Valdinievole and fined. A similar situation occurred with the two other farms of the estate, Bravieri and Smicchi. Moreover, as a penalty for the delay in the payment of taxes, the farms themselves were very severely punished by a tripling of the outstanding balances. Francesca appealed this decision and the tax office approved her claim, offering a complete cancellation of the debts. The documents that relate to the aforementioned events are collected in no particular order, and include the proceedings of the trials during which Francesca requested arbitration to resolve the conflict between her two sons; a copy of the contract of partnership between Carlo and Alamanno de' Medici and one of its dissolution, as ruled by the arbitrator; and copies of the approvals issued by the tax officers.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger.
   
• Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.
   

Extent

113 leaves : 280 x 203 mm. bound to 294 x 208 mm

Foliation

Paper, 113; [vii], 1-102, [103-106]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary boards (Zacour-Hirsch); Processi per la signora Francesca di Vincenzo de' Medici con l'offizzio delle decime di S.A.S. per la reduzione e moderazione di piú beni liberi e fideicommissi, Filza XIX segnata T on upper cover. Upper cover and lower cover are tied with leather strings.

Script

Written in a cursive script by several hands.

Provenance

• Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1963.
   

Subjects topical

• Trials--Italy--Early works to 1800
• Civil law--Italy
• Inheritance and succession--Italy
• Property tax--Italy--Florence
• Tax collection--Italy--Florence

Genres

• Codices
• Legal documents
• Notarial documents
• Contracts
• Manuscripts, Italian--16th century
• Manuscripts, Italian--17th century
• Manuscripts, Renaissance
• Manuscripts, European

Keywords

• 16th century
• 17th century
• Italian
• Paper
• Italy
• Legal

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