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The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-itch-ee, UK also / m ə ˈ d iː tʃ i / mə-DEE-chee; [4] Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th century.
Bahasa Indonesia; Íslenska; Italiano; ... Pages in category "House of Medici" The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total.
Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) ... House of Medici . New title: Ruling house of the Duchy of Florence 1533–69
Cosimo I de' Medici Coat of arms of House of Medici. In 1569, Cosimo de' Medici had ruled the Duchy of Florence for 32 years. During his reign, Florence purchased the island of Elba from the Republic of Genoa (in 1548), [8] conquered Siena (in 1555) [9] and developed a well-equipped and powerful naval base on Elba.
Bahasa Indonesia; 日本語 ... House of Medici (8 C, 156 P) Montefeltro family (19 P) P. House of Pallavicino (19 P) S. House of Savoy (26 C, 61 P, 1 F) House of ...
Lorenzo's grandfather, Cosimo de' Medici, was the first member of the Medici family to lead the Republic of Florence and run the Medici Bank simultaneously. As one of the wealthiest men in Europe, the elder Cosimo spent a very large portion of his fortune on government and philanthropy, for example as a patron of the arts and financier of public works. [7]
The House of Savoy opted to sell all but two of the remaining Medici villas (La Petraia & Poggio a Caiano), which remained in their possession until the end of the monarchy in 1946. Today, some of the Medici villas are museums; others are occupied by institutions, and a few are owned privately, and often hired privately or used to stage public ...
Pierfrancesco di Lorenzo de' Medici (1487–1525), known also as Pierfrancesco II de' Medici or Pierfrancesco il Giovane ("the Younger") to distinguish him by his grandfather Pierfrancesco, was an Italian banker and a member of the House of Medici. He was born in Florence, the son of Lorenzo il Popolano. Differently from the latter, he did not ...