Palazzo Malenchini Alberti is a palace in Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. It was owned by the Alberti

Alberti (family)

The Alberti family was a major political family in Florence.-History:The Alberti originated from the castle of Catenaia in Valdarno Casentinese, whence the presence of two chains in their coat of arms...

, who had also a tower

Torre degli Alberti

The Torre degli Alberti is a medieval tower in Florence, Italy. It has a polygonal plan and was the headquarters and residence of the Alberti, one of the most numerous and powerful families in the medieval Florence....

 nearby.

Until the 15th century, their residence was formed by a series of different houses and workshops, which were unified in 1760-1763 by will of Giovan Vincenzo Alberti. Later the palace was acquired by the Mori Ubaldini, and a new neo-Renaissance façade was added in 1849-1851. After a short period under a French family, it went to marquess Luigi Malenchini from Livorno

Livorno

Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...

, whence the modern name.

The palace was damage during World War II and by the 1966 Flood of the River Arno, and was later restored (2000-2003).