author
Alfred von Reumont
1808–1887
A Prussian diplomat who turned years in Italy into a lifetime of writing, he became known for bringing German readers closer to Florence, Tuscany, and Renaissance history. His books mix scholarly care with the perspective of someone who had seen political and cultural life up close.
2 Audiobooks
Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 1 of 2)
by Alfred von Reumont
Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2)
by Alfred von Reumont
About the author
Born in Aachen on August 15, 1808, Alfred von Reumont studied at Bonn and Heidelberg before entering the Prussian diplomatic service. His career took him to Florence, Constantinople, and Rome, and Italy became the great focus of both his public work and his writing.
Alongside diplomacy, he built a reputation as a historian and scholar. Much of his work centered on Italian history, especially Florence and Tuscany, and he also wrote on figures such as Lorenzo de' Medici. That combination of government service, long residence in Italy, and deep archival interest made him an important cultural link between Germany and Italy.
He died on April 27, 1887. Today he is remembered less as a single-book author than as a learned, wide-ranging writer whose historical works grew out of direct experience, travel, and decades of close attention to Italian political and cultural life.