Please answer the following question: Information:  - The Republic of Florence, also known as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany. The republic originated in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon the death of Matilda, a woman who controlled vast territories including Florence. The Florentines formed a commune in her successors' place. The republic was ruled by a council, known as the signoria. The signoria was chosen by the "gonfaloniere" (titular ruler of the city), who was elected every two months by Florentine guild members.  - Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.  - Piero di Tommaso Soderini (May 18, 1450  June 13, 1522) also known as Pier Soderini, was an Italian statesman of the Republic of Florence.  - Francesco di Tommaso Soderini ( 10 June 1453 -- 17 May 1524 ) was a major diplomatic and Church figure of Renaissance Italy , and brother of Piero Soderini . He was an adversary of the Medici family . He became Bishop of Volterra in 1478 , by nomination , resigning in 1509 . In 1487 , he was ordained and received his cardinalate in 1503 , supported by Louis XII of France . He was Bishop of Cortona from 1504 -- 1505 and held further church posts . He was complicit in the plot of fellow Cardinals Bandinello Sauli and Alfonso Petrucci against Leo X for the benefit of Cardinal Riario ; he went into voluntary exile in 1517 , returning to Rome in 1521 .    After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'francesco soderini' exhibits the relationship of 'place of birth'. Find the answer from the choices below.  Choices: - capital city  - florence  - of  - republic
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florence