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Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso di ˈpjɛːro de ˈmɛːditʃi]; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period.
The Duchy of Urbino (Italian: Ducato di Urbino) was an independent duchy in early modern central Italy, ... Lorenzo II de' Medici [18] 12 September 1492: 1516–1519:
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]
Francesco Maria I della Rovere (25 March 1490 [1] – 20 October 1538) was an Italian condottiero, who was Duke of Sora and Arce from 1501 to 1516 and from 1528 to 1538, Duke of Urbino from 1508 to 1516 and, after retaking the throne from Lorenzo II de' Medici, from 1521 to 1538.
The War of Urbino (January–September 1517) was a secondary episode of the Italian Wars.. The conflict ensued after the end of the War of the League of Cambrai (1508–16), when Francesco Maria I della Rovere decided to take advantage of the situation to recover the Duchy of Urbino, from which he had been ousted in the previous year by troops of the Papal States.
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici may refer to: Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492), also known as il Magnifico Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492–1519), his grandson, to whom Machiavelli dedicated The Prince
She married Duke Lorenzo II de' Medici in Château d'Amboise on 5 May 1518. [5] Their wedding was a sumptuous festival that marked not only their union, but also the birth of a dauphin for Francis I. [6] As with the other festivities Francis put on throughout his life, dancing figured very prominently.
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici (15 February 1472 – 28 December 1503), [1]: 7 called Piero the Fatuous or Piero the Unfortunate, was the lord of Florence from 1492 until his exile in 1494. [ 2 ] Early life