Alfonsina de' Medici, Regent of Florence (born 1472)

Alfonsina Orsini

Regent of the Republic of Firenze (1472–1520)

Alfonsina Orsini was a regent of Florence. She governed the Republic of Florence during the absences of her son, Lorenzo II de' Medici, in the period of 1515–1519. Her rule was feared as a sign of the end of republican government there. She was born from a noble family and…