▁had ▁supported ▁S oder ini ' s ▁candid acy ▁for ▁Gon fal oni ere ▁a ▁V ita , ▁bel ieving ▁he ▁would ▁support ▁their ▁interests , ▁they ▁turned ▁against ▁him ▁when ▁his ▁popular ▁lean ings ▁became ▁clear . ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 2 , ▁after ▁fier ce ▁resistance ▁to ▁imperial ▁troops ▁under ▁Charles ▁V ▁and ▁po pe ▁Julius ▁II , ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁republic an ▁dream ▁and ▁its ▁offices , ▁with ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁grand - du cal ▁Med ici ▁dynast y . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Franco ▁Card ini , ▁Fir enze , ▁la ▁città ▁delle ▁tor ri , ▁Milano , ▁Fen ice , ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁I . ▁C ali ari , ▁I ▁protagon isti ▁della ▁civ ilt à , ▁Ed izioni ▁Fut uro , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Marcel lo ▁V ann ucci , ▁Storia ▁di ▁Fir enze , ▁Roma , ▁Newton ▁& ▁Com pton , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Category : Her ald ry ▁Category : 1 2 9 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : 1 3 th - century ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Florence <0x0A> </s> ▁Stephen ▁Bot field ▁( born ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁professional ▁tennis ▁player ▁from ▁England ▁who ▁competed ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Career ▁Bot field ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁W im ble