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Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance.
- Lorenzo De
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso de...
- Cosimo I
Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the...
- Giovanni De' Medici
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (3 June 1421 – 23 September...
- Carlo De
Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici (1428 or 1430 – 29 May 1492) was...
- Medici Bank
The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici [ˈbaŋko dei...
- Cosimo II de' Medici
Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was...
- Cosimo III de' Medici
Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723 [1])...
- Lorenzo De
The main challengers to the Albizzi family were the Medici, first under Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, later under his son Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici and great-grandson, Lorenzo de' Medici. The Medici controlled the Medici Bank—then Europe's largest bank—and an array of other enterprises in Florence and elsewhere.
Nov 9, 2009 · Beginning in 1434 with the rise to power of Cosimo de Medici (or Cosimo the Elder), the family’s patronage of the arts and humanities made Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance,...
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May 3, 2024 · Cosimo de’ Medici is known for being the founder of one of the main lines of the Medici family that ruled Florence from 1434 to 1537. He was a patron of the arts and humanism and played an important role in the Italian Renaissance.
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