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Virida, still young, retired from court but remained in Austria the rest of her long life. She outlived all but two of her children, dying at age 63, and was buried at Sittich, Karnten, Austria. sources: Muir, Dorothy. A History of Milan under the Visconti. London: Methuen, 1924. Wheatcroft, Andrew. The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire. NY: Viking ...
Discover life events, stories and photos about Herzogin Viridis Visconti (1352–1414) of Milano, Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
The marriage between Leopold and Viridis resulted in numerous children. The fact that the first four children were sons, namely William (1370–1406), Leopold IV (1371–1411), Ernest (1377–1424) and Frederick IV (1383–1439), who survived into adulthood, inevitably brought about the further fragmentation of the dynasty into various branches.
The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici, during the first half of the 15th century.
- The Founding of The Medici Dynasty
- The Three Branches of The Medici Family
- Cosimo The Elder and His Descendants
- The Pazzi Conspiracy
- The Fall of The House
- The Medici Legacy
The Medici family originated in the agricultural Mugello region of Tuscany. The name Medicimeans “doctors”. The dynasty began when Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici (1360–1429) emigrated to Florence to found the Medici Bank in 1397, which would become Europe’s largest and most respected bank. Using his success in banking, he turned to new lines of comme...
There were three branches of Medicis that successfully gained power – the line of Chiarissimo II, the line of Cosimo (known as Cosimo the Elder) and the descendants of his brother, who went on to rule as grand dukes. The House of Medici produced 4 popes – Leo X (1513–1521), Clement VII (1523–1534), Pius IV (1559–1565) and Leo XI (1605). They also p...
During Cosimo’s reign, the Medicis gained fame and prestige first in Florence and then across Italy and Europe. Florence prospered. Because they were part of the patrician class and not the nobility, the Medicis were seen as friends of the common people. After his death, Cosimo’s son Piero (1416-1469) took over. His son, Lorenzo the Magnificent(144...
In 1478, the Pazzi and Salviati families attempted a plot to displace the Medicis with the approval of Pope Sixtus IV, who was an enemy of the Florentine family. The brothers Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici were attacked during High Mass at Florence Cathderal. Giuliano was stabbed 19 times, and bled to death on the Cathedral floor. Lorenzo managed ...
The last of the great banking Medici line, Piero il Fatuo (“the Unfortunate”), only ruled Florence for two years before being expelled. The Medici Bank collapsed in 1494. Upon the defeat of the French armies in Italy by the Spanish, the Medicis returned to rule the city in 1512. Under Cosimo I (1519-1574) – a descendant of Cosimo the Elder’s brothe...
Over a period of just 100 years, the Medici family transformed Florence. As unparalleled patrons of the arts, they supported some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, Giovanni di Bicci, the first Medici arts patron, encouraged Masaccio and commissioned Brunelleschi for the reconstruction of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in 1419. Cosimo the Eld...
Feb 1, 2015 · Abstract. Exploration of the Medici chapels in San Lorenzo in Florence revealed the burials of nine infantile members of the Medici family. Eight children were found in the intact tomb of the last Grand Duke Giangastone (1671-1737).
Jun 12, 2013 · Study of the Medici’s children shows that they suffered from rickets, or the bone softening affliction caused by a lack of vitamin D from sunlight or food Rachel Nuwer June 12, 2013
