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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 .
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]
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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.
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.
Bia de' Medici, (c. 1536 – 1 March 1542) was the illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born before his first marriage. The identity of Bia's mother is not known, but Cosimo I was likely no older than sixteen when he fathered her.
She was the daughter of Edoardo Bueri, a member of a family of ancient lineage from Florence with economic interests in other cities; the family was in fact in Verona in the first half of the fourteenth century when she was born. [citation needed] She was married to the young banker Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in 1386. [1]