* 1497 – The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.

In the late 1490s Baccio was drawn to the teachings of Fra Girolamo Savonarola, who denounced what he viewed as vain and corrupt contemporary art.

Girolamo Savonarola being burnt at the stake in 1498

During this period, the Dominican monk Girolamo Savonarola had become prior of the San Marco monastery in 1490.

Romola, an historical novel set in late 15th century Florence and touching on the lives of several real persons such as the priest Girolamo Savonarola, displays her wider reading and interests.

* During the rule of Girolamo Savonarola in Florence between 1494 and 1497, the Bonfire of the Vanities took place.

* 1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy, on the orders of Pope Alexander VI.

* 1497 – Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.

Things were changing in the republic after the fall of anti-Renaissance Priest and leader of Florence, Girolamo Savonarola, ( executed in 1498 ) and the rise of the gonfaloniere Piero Soderini.

* Martelli, Mario ( 1999c ), “ Machiavelli e Savonarola: valutazione politica e valutazione religiosa ”, Girolamo Savonarola.

* 1452 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian-Dominican priest and philosopher ( d. 1498 )

During the short reign ( 1494 – 1498 ) of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican priest, the city of Florence could have been considered a theocracy.

* May 23 – Girolamo Savonarola, ruler of Florence, is executed for criticizing the Pope.

* May 23 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence ( b. 1452 )

The Piagnon ( followers of the memory of Girolamo Savonarola ) are overthrown and the Medici are restored, in the person of the Pope's nephew Alessandro de Medici.

* May 16 – In Florence, the Piagnon, a group devoted to the memory of Girolamo Savonarola, drive out the Medici for a second time, re-establishing the Republic of Florence until 1530.

* February 7 ( Shrove Tuesday ) – Followers of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of " immoral " objects at the Bonfire of the Vanities in Florence.

* May 13 – Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.

* September 21 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence ( d. 1498 )

His son Borso received the title of duke for the imperial fiefs of Modena and Reggio from Emperor Frederick III in 1452 ( in which year Girolamo Savonarola was born here ), and in 1471 was made duke of Ferrara by Pope Paul II.

Ferrara gave birth to Girolamo Savonarola, the famous medieval Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498.

Girolamo Maria Francesco Matteo Savonarola was born on September 21, 1452 in Ferrara.

Cited in Chapter VI of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince ( Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One ’ s Own Arms And Ability ) Fra Girolamo Savonarola was seen by Machiavelli as an incompetent, ill-prepared, and ' unarmed prophet ', unlike ' Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, Theseus ' ( Machiavelli's The Prince )

Gerolamo ( or Girolamo, or Geronimo ) Cardano (; ; 24 September 1501 – 21 September 1576 ) was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler.

Girolamo Frescobaldi (; September, 1583March 1, 1643 ) was a musician from Ferrara, one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods.

Girolamo Crescentini (; Urbania, February 2, 1762 – Naples April 24, 1846 ) was a noted Italian singer castrato ( sopranista ), a singing teacher and a composer.

Nicolò Amati ( December 3, 1596 – April 12, 1684 ) was the son of Girolamo Amati.

The last maker of the family was Nicolo's son, Girolamo Amati, known as Hieronymus II ( February 26, 1649 – February 21, 1740 ).

The famous fugue composer Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685 – 1750 ) shaped his own works after those of Johann Jakob Froberger ( 1616 – 1667 ), Johann Pachelbel ( 1653 – 1706 ), Girolamo Frescobaldi ( 1583 – 1643 ), Dieterich Buxtehude ( c. 1637 – 1707 ), and other composers.

* 1480 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal ( d. 1542 )

Girolamo Aleandro ( also Hieronymus or Jerome Aleander ) ( 13 February 1480 – 1 February 1542 ) was an Italian cardinal, and the first cardinal appointed in pectore.

* 1572 – Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man ( b. c. 1523 )

* 1715 – Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer of both operas and church music ( d. 1760 )

* 1583 – Girolamo Frescobaldi, Ferrarese pianist and composer ( d. 1643 )

* March 27 – Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man ( b. c. 1523 )

* February 1 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal ( born 1480 )

* September 27 – Marco Girolamo Vida, Italian poet ( b. 1490 )

* January 11 – Parmigianino ( Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola ), Italian artist ( d. 1540 )

* July – Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and humanist ( b. 1519 )

* August 24 – Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian artist ( b. 1503 )

* March 1 – Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer ( b. 1583 )