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Prestige of Florentine Families

The Medici family did not have the greatest wealth or most seats in the legislature, yet it rose to power. Through marriages, the Medici family had a position of centrality in the social network, crucial for communication, brokering deals, etc.

    
Wolfram Language code: g = ExampleData[{"NetworkGraph", "FlorentineFamilies"}]
The Medici family was connected to other well-connected families:
Wolfram Language code: Part[VertexList[g], Ordering[EigenvectorCentrality[g], All, Greater]]
The Medici family was relatively close to other families:
Wolfram Language code: Part[VertexList[g], Ordering[ClosenessCentrality[g], All, Greater]]
The Medici family could easily withhold or distort information in transmission:
Wolfram Language code: Part[VertexList[g], Ordering[BetweennessCentrality[g], All, Greater]]
Highlight the top two families with highest centrality score: