Dr. William Landon of the NKU History and Ge ography Department returns again to join us for the 13th Annual City B BQ Food for Thought Series to discuss the life of Filippo di Matteo Strozz i: Exile\, Restoration and Magnificence in Renaissance Florence.
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\nFilippo Strozzi was born into one o f Florence&rsquo\;s wealthiest families. But he (together with his sibling s and parents) was stripped of his wealth and sent into exile by the Medic i family for daring to challenge their ascendancy. Filippo&rsquo\;s father died tragically of plague while Filippo was still very young\, leaving hi s mother\, Alessandra\, to manage the family&rsquo\;s affairs and her sons &rsquo\; educations (masterfully one might add). Through years of painful absence from Florence\, Filippo learned the art of banking. His new-found personal affluence and his political talents led the Medici family to even tually allow his return to his native city\, where he grew his family&rsqu o\;s wealth so that it would rival (and even surpass) Florence&rsquo\;s we althiest families. His crowning achievement was building one of the most f abulous palaces in Renaissance Florence: a palace that overshadowed even t hat of the Medici's.
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Dr. Landon is a scholar of European history an d an international authority on the life and times of Niccolò\; Mach iavelli. He has published two monographs\, Lorenzo di Filippo Strozzi and Niccolò\; Machiavelli: Patron\, Client and the &ldquo\;Pistola f atta per la peste&rdquo\; and \;Politics\, Patriotism\, and L anguage: Niccolò\; Machiavelli&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Secular Patria&rdquo \; and the Creation of an Italian National Identity. The attention th at Dr. Landon drew to Lorenzo di Filippo Strozzi has re-invigorated Italia n and Anglophone scholarship dedicated to the famous\, but historically ne glected\, Strozzi.
\nIn the past few years\, Dr. Landon has dedicate d a good deal of his scholarly energy to bringing Machiavelli&rsquo\;s con tributions to western political thought to the public&rsquo\;s attention b y writing and performing Books That Matter: The Prince for The Great C ourses. He has also written and performed a very successful series on The Borgia Family for Audible\, which objectively re-assesses their notor ious legacy. Dr. Landon's most recent production for The Great Courses on The Medici Family and their impact on the Renaissance has been released vi a the Wondrium label.
\nOutside of his academic interests\, Dr. Land on co-operates a small organic farm and he serves as the Vice-Chair of the Campbell County Conservation District. Dr. Landon is passionate about pre serving (and growing) family-run agricultural operations and protecting an d sustainably restoring our environmental resources.
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