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Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso di ˈpjɛːro de ˈmɛːditʃi]; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period.
- Piero The Unfortunate
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici was the eldest son of Lorenzo...
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- Duke of Urbino
Banner of Arms of the Duchy of Urbino. The Duchy of Urbino...
- Piero The Unfortunate
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso de ˈmɛːditʃi]), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Italian: Lorenzo il Magnifico; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
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Apr 14, 2024 · Print. Lorenzo de' Medici, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, stands as one of the most prominent figures in the history of Florence and the Italian Renaissance, and the foremost member of the powerful Medici family. In many ways, his reign marked the golden age of Florence.
Apr 30, 2024 · Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, duca di Urbino (born Sept. 12, 1492, Florence [Italy]—died May 4, 1519, Florence) was the ruler of Florence from 1513 to 1519, to whom Niccolò Machiavelli addressed his treatise The Prince, counselling him to accomplish the unity of Italy by arming the whole nation and expelling its foreign invaders.
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Also associated with the Platonic Academy of the Medici was Leonardo's contemporary, the brilliant young poet and philosopher Pico della Mirandola. In 1482, Leonardo was sent as an ambassador by Lorenzo de' Medici to Ludovico il Moro, who ruled Milan between 1479 and 1499.
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Firenze, 12 settembre 1492 – Firenze, 4 maggio 1519), unico figlio maschio non morto infante di Piero "il Fatuo" de' Medici e di Alfonsina Orsini, fu signore di Firenze e il primo ed unico duca di Urbino della dinastia Medici.
hide. (Top) Beginnings with the Medici. Brief separation from the Medici. Under the Medici Popes. Leo X. Clement VII. The legacy of Michelangelo after the Medici. See also. References. Michelangelo and the Medici. Detail of the Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, in the Medici Chapel.
