One consequence of the establishment of a republic in Florence was: Machiavelli's rise to prominence and eventual fall from grace with Medici b.

One consequence of the establishment of a republic in Florence was:

a. Machiavelli's rise to prominence and eventual fall from grace with Medici

b. the spread of plaque through the city's overcrowded streets

c. the destruction of the Duomo during the fighting with France

d. the founding of a new Italian state ruled by Cesare Borgia