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Alessandro de' Medici (22 July 1510 – 6 January 1537), nicknamed "il Moro" due to his dark complexion, Duke of Penne and the first Duke of the Florentine Republic (from 1532), was ruler of Florence from 1530 to his death in 1537.
Alessandro (born 1510/11, Florence [Italy]—died January 5–6, 1537, Florence) was the first duke of Florence (1532–37). Alessandro was born to unmarried parents. His paternity is ascribed either to Lorenzo de’ Medici (1492–1519), duke of Urbino, or, with more likelihood, to Giulio de’ Medici, nephew of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
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May 26, 2024 · In the vibrant and tumultuous world of Renaissance Italy, few figures stand out as vividly as Alessandro de‘ Medici, the first Duke of Florence. Born into one of the most powerful families in Europe, Alessandro was a man of many contradictions.
Born in Florence in 1510, the official story states that Alessandro was the son of Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, the Duke of Urbino and future ruler of Florence (1516 - 1519). However, many historians believe that Alessandro was actually the son of Giulio de’ Medici, future Pope Clement VII.
Alessandro de’ Medici reigned from 1532 to 1537 as the first duke of one of Italy’s greatest city-states. Yet just as he lived in obscurity until his teens in the late 1520s, he has largely...
Alessandro wielded great power as the first duke of Florence. He was the patron of some of the leading artists of the era and is one of the two Medici princes whose remains are buried in the...
Feb 10, 2021 · Alessandro de’ Medici was the first Duke of the Florence from 1532 to his death in 1537. Alessandro was the last of the senior line of the Medici family to lead Florence, recognized as the only son of Lorenzo II de’ Medici (the grandson of Lorenzo the Great).
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