Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Alamanni, Luigi

ALAMANNI, or ALEMANNI, LUIGI (äl-ä-mä′nē), an Italian poet and diplomatist, born in Florence, on Oct. 25, 1495. In 1522 he took part in a conspiracy against Cardinal Giulio de Medici, and after its discovery, fled to France, where he found protection with François I. In 1527 he reappeared in Florence, endeavored to obtain the protection of the emperor for the republic, but was compelled to flee the city. The Medici, on their return in 1532, declared him a rebel. He went back to France, where he served as ambassador for François I. to Henry II. He wrote “La Cultivazione” (1533), a book about agriculture. He also wrote love songs, epigrams, satires, comedies, translations, and various other things. He died April 18, 1556.