The Palazzo degli Alessandri is an early- Renaissance-style palace located on Borgo degli Albizi number 15 in Florence, Region of Tuscany, Italy. The ''Alessandri'' family derived from a branch of the

Albizzi family The Albizzi family () was a Florentine family originally based in Arezzo, who were rivals of the Medici and Alberti families. They were at the centre of Florentine oligarchy from 1382, in the reaction that followed the Ciompi revolt, to the ri ...

; documents for the foundation of this branch date from 1372. The two brother Alessandro and Bartolomeo degli Albizi (after 1372 called 'degli Alessandri') built the palace after the purchasing of three lots between 1368-72 and probably completed by 1376. During the Ciompi rebellion of 1378 the palace was ransacked and arson, the west side of the structure collapsed (the lack of rustication is still visible today). The Alessandri (and Albizzi) had been prominent

Guelf The Guelphs and Ghibellines (, , ; it, guelfi e ghibellini ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalr ...

families linked to the wool production, and thus the Guild of Wool. The coat of arms of the Alessandri was a two heads lamb on a blue field with a gold crown and palm leaves. The family produced twenty-three Priors and nine Gonfaloniers. The palace was enlarged in the 1700s by Cosimo Alessandri.Walks in Florence and Its Environs
Volume 1, by Susan Horner (1884) page 262-264. The palace was restored in the 19th century by

Giuseppe Poggi Giuseppe Poggi (3 April 1811 – 19 March 1901) was an Italian architect, mainly active in Tuscany. Biography A native of Florence, he received numerous commissions from the city's upper bourgeoisie for renovations of palaces and gardens. F ...

Antonio Canova Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was inspired by the Baroque and the cl ...

was patronized by the Alessandri family. The Palace is still owned by descendants of the Alessandri.

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