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Contessina de' Bardi (1390–October 1473 [1]), 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' Medici was born on 16 January 1478 in Pistoia, where her mother and her siblings had taken refuge after the Pazzi conspiracy. She was baptized in Florence shortly after her birth. Her first name, Contessina, was given to her in honor of her paternal great-grandmother, Contessina de' Bardi, wife of Cosimo de' Medici.
The marriage of Contessina de' Bardi to Cosimo de' Medici around 1415 was a key factor in establishing the House of Medici in power in Florence. [7] Cosimo rewarded the Bardi family for their support, restoring their political rights upon his ascent in 1434. [8] In 1444, he exempted them from paying particular taxes. [8]
Cosimo de' Medici was born in Florence to Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici and his wife Piccarda Bueri on 27 September 1389. [6] At the time, it was customary to indicate the name of one's father in one's name for the purpose of distinguishing the identities of two like-named individuals; thus, Giovanni was the son of Bicci, and Cosimo's name was properly rendered Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici.
Detail of Contessina de' Bardi (1390-1473), wife of Cosimo de' Medici. Series title: The ... Depicted people: Lorenzo de' Medici ; Piero di Cosimo de' Medici; Date ...
In Rome, Cosimo, fascinated by the beauty of ancient architecture and art, meets Donatello and one of his models Bianca. Cosimo falls in love with her but is then forced to leave her and marry Contessina de Bardi, a political marriage arranged by Giovanni and Contessina's father. The Medici's candidate gets elected, which assures the bank of ...
Contessina de' Bardi (1390–1473), wife of Cosimo de' Medici; Giovanni de' Bardi (1534–1612), count of Vernio; Robert de Bardis (fl. 1336), Chancellor of the University of Paris; known as Roberto in Italy, he was the nephew of Geri di Ricco de' Bardi (exiled after the Battle of Montaperti) [3]
Features from this period include the portal, the windows and the two decorative frames. At the palace's corner is a stone coat of arms of the Bardi di Vernio family, to which, among the others, belonged Cosimo de' Medici's wife, Contessina de' Bardi. The Cassa di Risparmio di Prato, founded in 1830, moved its seat here in 1870.