Rinaldo degli Albizzi
Italian nobleman
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- Rinaldo degli Albizzi (1370–1442) was an Italian nobleman, a member of the Florentine family of the Albizzi.
- Albizzi entered public service for the Republic of Florence in 1399 as a diplomat under the oligarchic rule of his father, Maso degli Albizzi.
- 1384), son of Vieri de Medici and Bice Strozzi.
- At the height of his diplomatic career, he was the principal ambassador for Florence, and was particularly active in ecclesiastic affairs.
- He eventually assumed leadership when Uzzano died in 1431.
Rinaldo degli Albizzi (1370–1442) was an Italian nobleman, a member of the Florentine family of the Albizzi. Along with Palla Strozzi, he was the primary opponent of Cosimo de' Medici's rise in Florence.
Albizzi entered public service for the Republic of Florence in 1399 as a diplomat under the oligarchic rule of his father, Maso degli Albizzi. His brother, Luca di Maso degli Albizzi, married Aurelia de' Medici, daughter of Nicola de Medici (b.1384), son of Vieri de Medici and Bice Strozzi. He served on several dozen official diplomatic missions, first locally in towns such as Arezzo and Cortona, later on more distant assignments to Pisa, Lucca, Naples, and Rome. At the height of his diplomatic career, he was the principal ambassador for Florence, and was particularly active in ecclesiastic affairs.
On his father's death in 1417, Albizzi became the unofficial second-in-command of the oligarchy under his father's longtime friend, Niccolo da Uzzano. He eventually assumed leadership when Uzzano died in 1431.
After Volterra revolted against Florence in 1428, Rinaldo degli Albizzi was sent to "reacquire" the city from the rebels led by Giovanni di Contugi and his fellow magistrates. Afterward, Rinaldo incited Niccolò Fortebraccio to "attack the Lucchese under cover of some fictitious quarrel," an action that led Florence to attempt the conquest of Lucca. During this campaign, Albizzi served as War Commissioner under the Ten of War. However, after he was accused of trying to enrich himself by sacking conquered territory, he was removed from his position and recalled to Florence.
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