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Lorenzo de' Medici

Type Figure Region Florence Time 1449–1492 Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent

Lorenzo de' Medici (c. 1449–1492), the de facto ruler of Florence known as "the Magnificent," consolidated power after the Pazzi conspiracy of 1478, …

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  1. 1449–1469Florence · TuscanyLorenzo was born into a prominent Florentine banking family, received a humanist education from childhood, and together with his brother Giuliano was regarded as heir to the Medici political legacy.
  2. 1469–1478Florence · TuscanyAfter his father Piero's death, Lorenzo and Giuliano jointly ran the family's political machine, sustaining Florentine hegemony through banking networks and dynastic marriages, and began expanding the scale of art patronage.
  3. 1478–1492Florence · TuscanyAfter the Pazzi conspiracy Lorenzo held sole power and became known as "the Magnificent." In the 1480s he balanced relations with Milan, Naples, and the Papal States, patronized the Platonic Academy and numerous artists, and made Florence the cultural capital of the High Renaissance.

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