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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]
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 ...
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.
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 ]
During the 14th century, the Amidei sold the castle to the House of Bardi, a noble family of bankers. The Bardis were famous for having financed Christopher Columbus and his expeditions to the Americas, as well as for having one of their daughters, Contessina de' Bardi, married to Cosimo de' Medici, the original founder of the Medici Bank.
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