Piero degli Albizzi
Piero degli Albizzi († 1378 ), as head of the Albizzi family, was the leader of the Guelfs ( Parte Guelfa ) in Florence during their reign of terror in the city, which they could exercise with the help of laws against the Ghibellines and their punishment on suspicion and without hearing.
After the war against the Pope (1375-1378), in which the old parties were disempowered, the Guelfa party, led by Lapo da Castiglionchio and Piero degli Albizzi, attempted to intervene in elections and use ammozioni (warnings in the sense of denunciations) to restore validity. Salvestro de 'Medici , who had always been an opponent of the party , was elected Gonfaloniere despite his intrigues and proposed a law to abolish the ammozioni , which was finally passed ( June 18, 1378 ) but was largely rejected by the people as too little . It came to the Ciompi uprising (the Ciompi were wool combs), in the course of which the seat of government stormed on July 21 , the constitution - probably with the support of Salvestro de 'Medici - was reformed. This, too, did not satisfy the woolen weavers, and during the subsequent unrest several of the grandi , including Piero degli Albizzi, were executed on charges of conspiracy; many others banished.
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| SURNAME | Albizzi, Piero degli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of the Guelphs |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th century or 14th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1378 |