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

Format:

Manuscript

Contributor:

Christiani, Pietro.

Franceschi, Benedetto.

Language:

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Medici, House of--Archives.

Medici, House of.

Medici, Francesca de'.

Medici, Alamanno de'.

Medici, Carlo de'.

Medici, Vincenzo de'.

Medici, Ottavia Altoviti.

Trials--Italy--Early works to 1800.

Trials.

Civil law--Italy.

Civil law.

Tax collection.

Property tax.

Italy.

Inheritance and succession--Italy.

Inheritance and succession.

Property tax--Italy--Florence.

Tax collection--Italy--Florence.

Italy--Florence.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

legal documents

notarial documents

contracts

Manuscripts, Italian.

Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Manuscripts, European.

Archives.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Bernard M. Rosenthal, 1963.

Physical Description:

113 leaves : paper ; 280 x 203 mm bound to 294 x 208 mm

Place of Publication:

[Florence], [1558-1668?]

Language Note:

Italian and Latin.

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.

Contents:

1. f.1r-4r: Processo per la signora Francesca di Vincenzo de' Medici con l'offizzio delle decime di S.A.S. per la reduzzione de beni liberi e fideicommissi di Valdinievole ad formam instrumentorum (1666).

2. f.5r-16v: Compromesso fra Alamanno e Carlo di Bernardo de' Medici (1563) / Francesco di Giovanbattista Giordani.

3. f.17r-20v: Scritta di compagnia tra Alamanno e Carlo de' Medici sopra i beni della Valdinievole (1558) / Alberto di Pietro Arcangelo di Lupinecchi da Ripomarancio.

4. f.21r-24v: Contratto di caducità e compra dei beni della Valdinievole posseduti da Alamanno di Carlo de' Medici a favore dei figli Vincenzo e Andrea de' Medici, come eredi del suddetto Carlo (1582) / Francesco di Nicolò Parenti.

5. f.25r-26v: [Decreto di correzione de' signori ufficiali di decima] (1666) / Pietro Christiani.

6. f.27r-29r: [Fede di decima de signori Vincenzo, Andrea, e Bernardo di Carlo de' Medici] (1666) / Benedetto Franceschi.

7. f. 35r-63v: Processo per la signora Francesca di Vincenzo de' Medici con l'offizzio delle decime di S.A.S. per le correzzioni e reduzzioni di decime del podere di Bravieri (1667) / Pietro Christiani.

8. f.69r-86r: Processo per la signora Francesca de' Medici e del cancelliere Girolamo Marzichi con l'offizzio delle decime di S.A.S. per la reduzzione e bonificamento di decima sopra il podere dello Smicchi (1668) / Pietro Christiani.

9. f.91r-102r: Due decreti de signori officiali delle decime per l'aggiustamento di esse dalla posta della signora Francesca de' Medici a quella della signora Lucrezia Barducci e Girolamo del Chiaro (1668) / Pietro Christiani.

Notes:

Ms. codex.

Title supplied by cataloger.

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

Script: Written in a cursive script by several hands.

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.

Origin: Written in Florence between 1563 (f. 5r) and 1668 (f. 70r).

Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800: Supplement A (3), Library Chronicle 36 (1970), no. 2 p. 103 (Ms. Lea 507).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1495

OCLC:

319704948