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Contessina de' Bardi (1390–October 1473), was an Italian noblewoman from the House of Bardi. Her marriage into the House of Medici provided her husband's family with much needed nobility, prestige, and military support as they established their power in Florence.
Contessina de Bardi, the wife of Cosimo de’ Medici, has became a celebrity thanks the Netflix series “Medici Masters of Florence”. The beautiful and talented Annabel Scholey brings to life this strong woman character who was very involved in her husband’s political life.
Contessina de' Bardi was an Italian noblewoman from the House of Bardi. She was born in 1390 and died in October 1473. She was the wife to Cosimo de' Medici. Contessina's father, Alessandro de' Bardi arranged the marriage between her and Cosimo.
Contessina Antonia Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici (Pistoia, 1478 - Rome, 29 June 1515) was an Italian noblewoman, ninth child and fifth and last daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Lord of Florence, and his wife Clarice Orsini.
The same year, Cosimo married Contessina de’ Bardi, the daughter of the count of Vernio. Prior to the Medici family's domination of the banking world, the Bardi clan had run one of the richest banks in Europe.
Aug 20, 2017 · Anyone who has seen Medici: Masters of Florence (also billed as I Medici) could not fail to notice the strong, though often contentious relationship between the powerful, brilliant Cosimo de Medici and his wife, proud, noble-born, fiercely intelligent Contessina de Bardi.
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Cosimo de’ Medici married the Contessina in 1416, when he was 25. The marriage was arranged as a way to link the Medici to the Bardi family, one of the most prestigious families in Florence. The Bardi had lost their fortune but none of their influence.
