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Nov 9, 2009 · Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492), also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was a poet himself, and supported the work of such Renaissance masters as Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Giovanni de’ Medici (born April 6, 1498, Forli, Papal States [Italy]—died November 30, 1526, Mantua, marquisate of Mantua) was the most noted soldier of all the Medici. branches of the Medici family. Giovanni belonged to the younger, or cadet, branch of the Medici, descended from Lorenzo, brother to Cosimo the Elder.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florentine statesman and patron of arts and letters. The grandson of Cosimo de’ Medici, he was the most brilliant of the Medici family. He ruled Florence with his younger brother, Giuliano (1453–78), from 1469 to 1478 and, after the latter’s assassination, was sole ruler from 1478 to 1492.
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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 (from 1494 to 1512 and from 1527 to 1530).
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In the late 14th century, Giovanni de' Medici (also called Giovanni di Bicci) started the Medici bank in Florence. It was through this influential role that he was asked to serve in Florence's governing Signoria.
Jan 30, 2023 · 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 to escape, seriously but not fatally wounded. Most of the conspirators were caught, tortured and executed, hung from the windows of the Palazzo della Signoria.
Biography. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici was born in Florence, Italy. He was the son of Averardo de' Medici and Jacopa Spini. [2] His father, Averardo died in 1363 with a respectable amount of wealth. This inheritance was divided among Giovanni and his four brothers, leaving Giovanni with very little. [2]
