Notes 10/25- More Medici

• Lorenzo was swept up in the excitement of Florence and he began to lost his grip on the family business and important stuff. 
• Branches of the Medici bank were forced to close. 
• The family's network was falling apart. 
• In 1492, Lorenzo fell seriously ill. 
• Lorenzo knew he was dying. 
• Savonarola damned Lorenzo, and Lorenzo was worried that God disapproved of his life's work...
• Lorenzo died at 43, fearing hell. 
• Savonarola grabbed this chance. 
• Savonarola's commands were enforced by gangs of militant somethings. 
• He had a scary rule, and he was trying to create the kingdom of God on Earth. Doesn't sound like God to me. 
• Now even Botticelli joined the frenzy of destruction. 
• He threw his own paintings into the flames. 
• Florence was in search of salvation. 

• Reasons for the downfall of Florence that results in the Bonfire of the Vanities:
• Lorenzo did not pay enough attention to the business side of things and payed more attention to the art and stuff. 

• Frederick II and his son Maximilian declare war against Hungary.