Dustin Hoffman
Giovanni de' Medici
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- 1. S1 E1 Oct 18, 2016
- Cosimo is forced to take control when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.
- 2. S1 E2 Oct 18, 2016
- War throws Florence into chaos, and Piero, Cosimo's only son, is anxious to join the fight.
- 3. S1 E3 Oct 25, 2016
- The family hopes for refuge in the countryside from the contagion, but Marco remains in Florence.
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.
Medici family, Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and, later, Tuscany during most of the period from 1434 to 1737, except for two brief intervals. It provided the Roman Catholic Church with four popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leon XI) and married into the royal families of Europe.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Medici family, the influential bankers and rulers who shaped Florence and Europe in the Renaissance. Discover their achievements, patronage, scandals and legacy through the centuries.
- 9 min
Medici is a TV series that follows the rise and fall of the Medici family, a powerful banking and political clan in Renaissance Florence. The series spans three seasons and covers the lives of Cosimo, Lorenzo, Lucrezia and other characters, as they face challenges, conspiracies and betrayals.
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- 2016-12-09
- Biography, Drama, History
In 15th-century Renaissance Florence, the visionary Medici dynasty flexes its power in politics and the arts, risking its rivals' lethal opposition. Watch trailers & learn more.
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- December 9, 2016
Medici ( Italian: I Medici) is a historical drama television series created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian companies Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, in collaboration with Spotnitz's Big Light Productions. The series follows the House of Medici, bankers of the Pope, in 15th-century Florence.
Lorenzo de’ Medici (born January 1, 1449, Florence [Italy]—died April 9, 1492, Careggi, near Florence) was a Florentine statesman, ruler, and patron of arts and letters, the most brilliant of the Medici.
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