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Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1492–1519 Also known as Lorenzo II de' Medici

Lorenzo de' Medici, a member of the Medici family and nephew of Pope Leo X, was born in Florence in 1492;…

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  1. 1492–1515Florence · TuscanyLorenzo was born into the Medici family as a son of Piero de' Medici. After the family's exile during the republic and its restoration in 1512, he received a noble education in Florence and became one of the family heirs relied upon by Pope Leo X.
  2. 1515–1519Urbino · MarcheIn 1515 the papacy granted Urbino to the Medici and Lorenzo was created duke. He married the French noble Madeleine in 1518 and died near Florence the following year; his posthumous daughter Catherine later became queen of France.

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