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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Medici-familyMedici family | Definition, Members, History, Tree, & Facts

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   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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3. www.italyguides.it › en › tuscanyCappella dei Principi (Chapel of the Princes) - ItalyGuides.it

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   4 days ago · The monument to Giuliano, duke of Nemours, occupies the central part of the wall to the right of the entrance. The duke is dressed as a captain, baton of command in hand, in a fiery, energetic pose: the very essence of an active life.

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   2 days ago · Nephew of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, son of Piero the Unfortunate. Father of Catherine de' Medici, Queen consort of France. Cardinal Giulio de' Medici: 4 May 1519 19 November 1523 Cousin of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, son of Giuliano de' Medici who was the brother of Lorenzo the

5. www.britannica.com › The-Medici-ChapelMichelangelo - Sculpture, Painting, Architecture | Britannica

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   Jun 6, 2024 · Night, marble sculpture form the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici by Michelangelo, 1520–34; in the Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence. (more)

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Cosimo de’ Medici (1519–74), great-great-grandson of Lorenzo, became duke of Florence, then grand duke of Tuscany (1569), and reigned as Cosimo I. He established a new dynasty that perpetuated the family’s traditional regard for the arts and sciences.

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7. www.sandro-botticelli.org › giuliano-de-mediciGiuliano de Medici by Sandro Botticelli

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   Jun 22, 2024 · This portrait of Giuliano de' Medici (1478) was one of a number from Early Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli and can now be found in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Germany. Tragically, this painting was completed just a few months before its subject was assassinated in the Pazzi Conspiracy.

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   What happened to the Medici family after Alessandro's death?

   • Alessandro’s death did not terminate the Medici family’s power in Florence. A younger branch of the family, descendants of the Lorenzo who had been the brother of Cosimo the Elder, now came forward. Cosimo de’ Medici (1519–74), great-great-grandson of Lorenzo, became duke of Florence, then grand duke of Tuscany (1569), and reigned as Cosimo I.

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   Who ruled the Medici dynasty?

   • The Medici ruled the Grand Duchy from its inception until 1737, with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici. The grand duchy witnessed degrees of economic growth under the early grand dukes, but was bankrupt by the time of Cosimo III de' Medici (r. 1670–1723).

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   Who were the Medici family?

   • 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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   When did Medici become a king?

   • In 1532, the family acquired the hereditary title Duke of Florence. In 1569, the duchy was elevated to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany after territorial expansion. The Medici ruled the Grand Duchy from its inception until 1737, with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici.

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9. reviews.history.ac.uk › review › 1929The Medici: Citizens and Masters | Reviews in History

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   5 days ago · The name Medici is almost inextricably interlinked with the city of Florence and the idea of the Renaissance in both popular and scholarly imagination. The family dominated the Florentine republic politically for the better part of the 15th century and became, first, dukes of Florence and, then, grand dukes of Tuscany in the 16th.