How Did The Medici Family Influence

Was Catherine de Medici the main cause of The Saint Bartholomew's Massacre? Catherine was an Italian woman who married a French King, Henry II. They had ten children of which three were boys: Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III would later rule as king. Catherine enjoyed her role as Queen and mother and had no involvement with the King's affairs. It wasn't until after the King's death that she made her presence known.

The Renaissances’ in both parts of Europe had patronage-minded families; the Italian had the Medici family and the Northern had the Dukes of Burgundy. But

The House of Medici had abundant power in Florence during the Renaissance, as well as other members of the richest part of society

Did the Medici family impacts have more of a pro or con impact? The immediate and long term impact of wealthy families like the Mediciś. Cosimo de Medici ruled the city of Florence in 1434 and Florence was ruled by the Medici for the next 303 years until 1737 .During Cosimoś ruling he concentrated on Florence and its politics, this in turn made politics rule Florence not money.

August 25, 1572, marked the infamous day of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. The slaughter of Gaspard de Coligny and several dozen Huguenot leaders, followed by the murder of thousands of people in the streets of Paris that day set off tremendous shock waves throughout Europe. As Barbara Diefendorf points out, the massacre provides a ‘graphic illustration’ of the savagery of the religious strife in France at that time. The question of responsibility of the Massacre has been much debated amongst contemporaries and historians, each producing a different account of who was responsible. Whether it was Charles IX, Catherine de Medici, the Guise family, and other primary political figures who instigated the attacks, one will never know for certain. This is unfortunately due to the scarcity and the unreliability of the contemporary sources.

In Douglas N. Husak’s A Moral Right to Use Drugs he attempts to look at drug use from an impartial standpoint in order to determine what is the best legal status for currently illegal drugs. Husak first describes the current legal situation concerning drugs in America, citing figures that show how drug crimes now make up a large percentage of crimes in our country. Husak explains the disruption which this causes within the judicial system and it is made clear that he is not content with the current way drugs are treated. The figures that Husak offers up, such as the fact that up to one third of all felony charges involve drugs, are startling, but more evidence is needed than

Leading up to The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, tension was already high between the Huguenots and the Catholics. Massacres took place throughout France and the three religious wars showed no sign of an end to the violence. In hopes to gain power over the Protestants, Queen Catherine de Medici organized a marriage between her daughter, the king’s sister, Marguerite of Valois and The Protestant Prince Henry of Navarre. This alliance although uncommon,

On August 24th, 1572 approximately 7,000 protestants were murdered in France. This horrific event was named the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Marguerite de Valois, Queen Catherine de Medicis daughter was arranged to marry Henry of Navarre on August 18th. Marguerite and the rest of the Valois family were extremely Catholic while Henry was a Huguenot (Calvinist Protestants). This marriage was an attempt the break the religious tension and join together the religions in peace, or so they thought. The wedding was held in Paris, France and many Huguenot nobility attended. However, what seemed to be a happy and memorable occasion quickly resulted in a gruesome, and barbaric massacre that would be remembered forever.

Is powerful woman behind the scenes, Catherine De Medici a power hungry ruler using her children as pawns in creating an Italian, French dynasty or loving mother who only wants her children to succeed in the world? Read on to see how we talk about her many characteristics and ways of ruling the

The Renaissance took place during the mid 14th century as nobles as aristocrats began to hire ambitious artists to promote thinking such as philosophy, wisdom and beauty using art. One famous figure that sparked the Renaissance is Lorenzo Medici, a powerful banker dubbed as the patron of Arts and Philosophy. Medici and his family began to employ artists to fulfill their mindset and vision of forwarding the depth and culture of the arts that has been lost during the Dark Ages. Lorenzo commissioned artists to depict key philosophical truths such as Kindness and Compassion, glorifying the best qualities of the State and Leadership during that time. Changes in thinking and ideals can be found in the way different artists from the two separate eras portrayed their art in different manners using various

(Medici) In the Florentine republic, where economic power was almost synonymous with political power, achieving this financial feat made way for social distinction. (The Medici)

Subsequently, the bloodiest and most violent of conflicts followed as well as the assassination of the duke of Guise, paving the way for the Peace of Saint-Germain-en Laye and ending the brutal fighting. Following these events, the Huguenots began to steadily gain influence, entertaining the notice of Catherine. Unhappy about the situation, Catherine set to convincing her son, Charles, that the Huguenots were planning a coup. Fearful of losing the crown, Catherine, with the help of the Guises, hastily ordered the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, causing the death of twenty thousand Protestants

This paper evaluates the relationship between the mild to severely mentally ill and substance abuse. Substance abuse is often seen in adolescents and adults, whether they are mentally ill or not. Mental illness and substance abuse is more commonly known as a dual diagnosis. Often times, the treatment for this particular diagnosis is harder to treat than if each condition were treated on its own. Early treatment of dually diagnosed disorders may be a prevention strategy to end future problematic behaviors. The combination of substance abuse and mental illness can be due to many different factors. Many people often deny the association between substance abuse and mental illness, and believe that one can’t trigger the other. There are multiple theories that explain the relationship between the two disorders. This essay will also provide statistical research information that shows the substance use of a normal person and that of a person with mild to severe mental illness.

The Renaissance period was the period that was referred to as the "the rebirth" of Classical culture. During this era, many Italians believed that they observed the rebirth of antiquity or Greco-roman civilization (334). Throughout this time period, the art that came out was similar to the growth that happened in philosophy, literature, music and science. Renaissance art focused more on humans, the accurate portrayal of the natural world as well as the old architecture of the Romans. The Renaissance art was reflected politically because during this time, the cities were ruled by wealthy families. Families such as the Medici family were extremely powerful and influential during this time (335). In their prime days, the Medici family was considered the most influential money lenders and best bank in Europe (335).

My favorite myth is greek gods like Zeus and Hades.My favorite greek god is Zeus that is also the name of my dog.But the reason I like him is that he can throw lightning he is the god of lightning.His brother is Hades the god of death and he was summoned to the underworld by Zeus.Zeus and Hades had another brother and he is the god of the sea his name is Poseidon.Poseidon had a son named Percy Jackson he also has the power to control the sea.Also, the brothers had three sister's their names are Demeter the goddess of harvest.Hesita the god of hearth.hera the god of marriage and birth.so they had one big happy family............not.