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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. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of France, while his illegitimate son, Alessandro de' Medici ...
Apr 5, 2024 · 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. He ruled Florence with his younger brother, Giuliano (1453–78), from 1469 to 1478 and, after the latter’s assassination, was the sole ...
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Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici ( Italian: [loˈrɛntso de ˈmɛːditʃi] ), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent ( Italian: Lorenzo il Magnifico; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492), [2] was an Italian statesman, the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. [3] [4] [5] Lorenzo held the ...
The statue of Lorenzo de Medici is the central figure on the tomb erected to the memory of this prince. He was the rather unworthy namesake of his illustrious grandfather, who was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. The Medici family was for many generations the richest and most powerful in Florence. They were originally merchants, and, as the ...
Apr 30, 2024 · daughter Catherine de Médici. 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 ...
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In 1517 he led a costly war that succeeded in securing his nephew Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici as Duke of Urbino, but reduced papal finances. In Protestant circles, Leo is associated with granting indulgences for those who donated to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica, a practice that was soon challenged by Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
Apr 2, 2024 · Giovanni de’ Medici, the most noted soldier of all the Medici. Giovanni belonged to the younger, or cadet, branch of the Medici, descended from Lorenzo, brother to Cosimo the Elder. His son, Cosimo, became the first grand duke of Tuscany as Cosimo I, founder of the grand duchy and the new Medicean dynasty.
