The Medici weren't the only famous family of the Italian Renaisssance. ... But Lorenzo de'Medici, wary of Pazzi ambition, kept his rivals out of government office during the 1470s.

Giovanni di Micci de'Medici (1360-1429) was born into a relatively poor Florentine family and received only a nominal inheritance when his father died of the plague.

A man posing in front of a museum’s priceless Medici painting stumbled and ripped the masterpiece in front of stunned ...

Through successful retail and banking activities, the Medici family was able to achieve wealth and power in Florence beginning in the 13th century. As a result of his death in 1737 there was no male ...

Medici: The Magnificent ended with the Pazzi conspiracy (April 1478), a plot by members of the Pazzi family, led by Jacopo Pazzi, to overthrow the de Medici family as rulers of Florence.

To understand who Catherine de Medici was, it's important to understand the family she came from. The Medici family first came to power in the 13th century with the establishment of Medici Bank in ...

At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For Lorenzo as for his grandfather Cosimo I de’ Medici—who poured the equivalent of $500 million into art acquisitions and public works—philanthropy went hand in glove with political might.

Pragmatic pacifists marshaled around Cosimo de'Medici. Maso degli Albizzi, Capo of his family, had two sons, Luca and Rinaldo. From a young age, Luca was friends with Cosimo de'Medici.

Maso degli Albizzi, patriach of his family, had two sons, Luca and Rinaldo. From a young age, Luca was friends with Cosimo de'Medici. They shared a passion for classical learning and good conversation ...