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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.
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.
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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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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
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 30, 2023 · Learn about the Medici family, who rose from humble origins to become the most influential and powerful house in Renaissance Italy. Discover their achievements, scandals, arts patronage and legacy in this comprehensive article.
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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