Medici biography

The House of Medici (English: / ˈmɛdɪtʃi / MED-itch-ee, UK also / məˈdiːtʃi / mə-DEE-chee; [4] Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (c. – February ) was an Italian banker and founder of the Medici Bank. While other members of the Medici family, such as Chiarissimo di Giambuono de' Medici, who served in the Signoria of Florence in , and Salvestro de' Medici, who was implicated in the Ciompi Revolt of , are of historical interest, it was Giovanni's founding of the family bank. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florentine statesman and patron of arts and letters. The grandson of Cosimo de’ Medici, he was the most brilliant of the Medici family. He ruled Florence with his younger brother, Giuliano (–78), from to and, after the latter’s assassination, was sole ruler from to