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May 23, 2024 · The Medici produced four popes of the Catholic Church—Pope Leo X (1513–1521), Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) and Pope Leo XI (1605)—and two queens of France—Catherine de' Medici (1547–1559) and Marie de' Medici (1600–1610).
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Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso de...
- List of Popes From The Medici Family
Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born...
- Borgia
The House of Borgia (/ ˈ b ɔːr (d) ʒ ə / BOR-zhə, BOR-jə,...
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Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August...
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Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (11 August 1667 – 18 February...
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Marie de' Medici (French: Marie de Médicis; Italian: Maria...
- Strozzi Family
Strozzi family Coat of Arms. The House of Strozzi is the...
- Gian Gastone
Gian Gastone de' Medici (born Giovanni Battista Gastone; 25...
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Mugello within Metropolitan Florence Countryside near...
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History. The first son of Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Francesco...
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4 days ago · The dynasty began in earnest with Giovanni di Bicci de‘ Medici (1360-1429). Born into a middle-class Florentine family, Giovanni founded the Medici Bank in 1397. He pioneered several banking innovations, including the holding company structure, double-entry bookkeeping, and letters of credit. These financial instruments, commonplace today ...
4 days ago · In 1622 Rubens was called to Paris by the queen mother of France, Marie de Médicis, to decorate one of the two main galleries of her newly built Luxembourg Palace. The widow of Henry IV sought to promote, in 21 huge canvases (1622–25), her life and her regency of France in epic fashion.
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May 20, 2024 · Her mother-in-law, Catherine de' Medici, became regent for the late king's ten-year-old brother Charles IX, who inherited the French throne. Mary returned to Scotland nine months later, arriving in Leith on 19 August 1561.
May 21, 2024 · Price: £29.95. The name Medici is almost inextricably interlinked with the city of Florence and the idea of the Renaissance in both popular and scholarly imagination. The family dominated the Florentine republic politically for the better part of the 15th century and became, first, dukes of Florence and, then, grand dukes of Tuscany in the 16th.
3 days ago · Anne of Austria ( French: Anne d'Autriche; Spanish: Ana de Austria; born Ana María Mauricia; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was Queen of France from 1615 to 1643 by marriage to King Louis XIII. She was also Queen of Navarre until the kingdom's annexation into the French crown in 1620.
May 9, 2024 · 1 hr 40 min. ar. Marie de' Medici or the lust for power. This Italian princess became Queen of France. One of the Medicis, a shady Tuscan banking family, Marie experienced luxury and power but also humiliation and destitution. The mother of several European monarchs and grandmother of Louis XIV, Marie de' Medici's life resembled a fairy tale.
