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Jan 29, 2014 · Antonio Altoviti, the Archbishop of Florence, was a very controversial archbishop. It is an understatement to say that the relationship was tense between him and the first Grand Duke, Cosimo I de' Medici.
Archbishop Antonio Altoviti † Deceased Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
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Antonio Altoviti (Florence, 1521 - Florence, 28 December 1573) was an Italian Catholic archbishop, son of Bindo Altoviti and archbishop of Florence from 1548 to 1573.
Pope Paul III appointed Antonio Altoviti, as Archbishop of Florence. Furious by this open affront, Cosimo I retaliated by banning the new archbishop from setting foot in the city and even seized all the income and assets of the diocese. Allegory of the Immaculate Conception by Giorgio Vasari.
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Tomb of Archbishop Antonio Altoviti with a niche and two volutes linked to the side doors (Giovanni Antonio Dosio), surmounted by the busts of Charlemagne and Antonio Altoviti himself, the work of Giovanni Caccini.