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A further source of friction between Lorenzo and Sixtus was the status of the archbishoprics of Florence, left vacant by the sudden death of Pietro Riario in January 1474; and of Pisa, left vacant by the death of Filippo de' Medici in October 1474. Lorenzo managed to obtain the archbishopric of Florence for his brother-in-law, Rinaldo Orsini ...
Of republican and liberal ideas, he was hostile to the government of Lorenzo de' Medici because he considered it tyrannical. For this reason, in April 1478, he agreed to take part in the conspiracy conceived by Jacopo to kill Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano .
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]
Both characters are killed by the protagonist Ezio Auditore, who saved Lorenzo de' Medici during the assassination attempt. Elliot Levey portrayed Francesco de' Pazzi in TV series Da Vinci's Demons. [10] Francesco is referenced in the film Hannibal, when Hannibal Lecter meets a modern-day descendant of the Pazzi family, Chief Inspector Rinaldo ...
Lorenzino de' Medici (22 March 1514 – 26 February 1548), [1] also known as Lorenzaccio, was an Italian politician, writer, and dramatist, and a member of the Medici family. He became famous for assassinating his cousin, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence in 1537.
Editor's note: This is the second chapter of a five-part series in which Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel shares the story of a Michigan survivor of gun violence. These chapters include ...
Mielle Organics' founder suffered a tragic loss that sparked a business idea and an acquisition by Procter & Gamble years later.
Giuliano was stabbed to death by Baroncelli and Franceso de' Pazzi, but Lorenzo was only wounded by the other conspirators and managed to escape; [3] Baroncelli also killed a Medici retainer, Francesco Nori. [1] After the failure of the plot, Baroncelli fled Italy, but was eventually found and arrested in Constantinople. [4]