Pragmatic pacifists marshaled around 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.

In his 1963 book, 'The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank,' medieval economic historian Raymond de Roover likens the Medici banking dynasty to today's banking fortresses. And it makes sense.

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The third of eight surviving children, Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576 ... is an art history professor at UC-Riverside. A Medici family tree, map of Florence and b&w illustrations of Renaissance ...

Actress Brooke Shields has a pretty impressive pedigree -- hanging from her family tree are Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia, Charlemagne and El Cid, William the Conqueror and King Harold ...

the Medici family, used portraiture as a political tool, favoring artists who painted your allies and helped advance your aristocratic ambitions. Image A bust of Cosimo I de’ Medici by Benvenuto ...

Lorenzo de'Medici was patron to Leonardo da Vinci for seven years and invited a promising 15-year-old sculptor to live in the family palace as a son. You may have heard of him: Michelangelo.

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. They shared ...