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   Where did the Medici come from?

   • The Medici were originally of Tuscan peasant origin, from the village of Cafaggiolo in the Mugello, the valley of the Sieve, north of Florence. Some of these villagers, in the 12th century perhaps, became aware of the new opportunities afforded by commerce and emigrated to Florence.

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   Who were the Medici and what did they do?

   • The Medici briefly became leaders of Western Christendom through their two famous 16th century popes, Leo X and Clement VII. Both also served as de facto political rulers of Rome, Florence, and large swaths of Italy known as the Papal States.

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   Who were the Medici dynasty?

   • One dynasty, among others, contributed enormously to build this revolutionary period: the Medici family. In this guide, discover the Medici Family Tree and how this powerful family impacted the city of Florence. Who Was the Medici Family? Contrary to popular belief, the Medici weren’t noble, meaning they weren’t supposed to reign.

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   Why was the Medici family a good family?

   • Despite this disadvantage, the family was rich and comprised of intelligent members, able to take right decisions at the right time. In a relatively short amount of time, the Medici family gathered a fortune working in a rural area close to Florence, the Mugello Valley, and their rising journey began.

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   Who were the Medici in Rome?

   • The next year, however, a pro-Medici Signoria (civic government) led by Tommaso Soderini, Oddo Altoviti and Lucca Pitti was elected and Cosimo returned. The Medici became the city's leading family, a position they would hold for the next three centuries.

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   Why did the Medici dynasty come back to Florence?

   • Cosimo came back and walked into the city as the only governor, marking the real beginning of the Medici family as the only dynasty able to hold the power in Florence. Thanks to Cosimo, the Medici established their supremacy over the city and continued to reign over the centuries giving Florence the fame that the city still preserves.

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   3 days ago · The Medici family financed the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica and Florence Cathedral, and were patrons of Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Galileo, and Francesco Redi, among many others in the arts and sciences.

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   Sep 19, 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.

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   Oct 8, 2024 · One dynasty, among others, contributed enormously to build this revolutionary period: the Medici family. In this guide, discover the Medici Family Tree and how this powerful family impacted the city of Florence.

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   Sep 20, 2024 · The Medici Archive Project (MAP) was founded in the early 1990s to promote the vast wealth of the Mediceo del Principato, the epistolary collection of the Medici Grand Dukes (1532-1743) housed at the Archivio di Stato in Florence.

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   Sep 23, 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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   • Cosimo de’ Medici was the son of Piccarda Bueri de’ Medici and Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici. His father, considered the first of the great Medici,...
   • Cosimo de’ Medici is buried in a tomb in the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy.

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   Oct 10, 2024 · Two of the most famous women of the French court, Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de’ Medici fought long and hard for the love of the French king. But who, ultimately, won?

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   2 days ago · In 1533, a fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589), born in Florence to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne, married Henry II of France, second son of King Francis I and Queen Claude.