oct 5, 1429 - Cosimo de Medici rises to great power

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Cosimi de Medici, from a wealthy banking family, rises to power in Italy

Change: Italy's economy booms, and a change of power in Italian government occurs. Italy is unified at least slightly.

Continuity: Italy is still very decentralized, and other world powers continue on trying to take over. Poland is still useless. Eastern European countries haven't begun to develop

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