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The Medici family came from the agricultural Mugello region north of Florence, and they are first mentioned in a document of 1230. The origin of the name is uncertain. Medici is the plural of medico, meaning "medical doctor". The dynasty began with the founding of the Medici Bank in Florence in 1397. Rise to power
Jun 20, 2024 · Medici family, Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and, later, Tuscany during most of the period from 1434 to 1737, except for two brief intervals. It provided the Roman Catholic Church with four popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leon XI) and married into the royal families of Europe.
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Medici is a TV series that follows the rise and fall of the Medici family, a powerful banking and political clan in Renaissance Florence. The series spans three seasons and covers the lives of Cosimo, Lorenzo, Lucrezia and other characters, as they face challenges, conspiracies and betrayals.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Medici family, the influential bankers and rulers who shaped Florence and Europe in the Renaissance. Discover their achievements, patronage, scandals and legacy through the centuries.
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The Medici Bank (Italian: Banco dei Medici [ˈbaŋko dei ˈmɛːditʃi]) was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century (1397–1494). It was the largest and most respected bank in Europe during its prime.
The family, noted for its often tyrannical rulers and its beneficent patrons of the arts, also provided the church with four popes ( Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leo XI) and married into the royal families of Europe, notably in France ( Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis).
Aug 19, 2021 · Thanks to their power in the church – Medici popes ruled for almost 20 years – they succeeded in establishing themselves as dukes of their home city. The first duke's half-sister became the queen of France, one of two Medici women to hold that title. It was a stellar – if sometimes brutal – rise.
