Lorenzo de' Medici
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Lorenzo de' Medici (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso de ˈmɛːditʃi], 1 Januar 1449 – 8 Aprile 1492[1]) wis an Italian statesman an de facto ruler o the Florentine Republic, wha wis ane o the maist pouerfu an enthusiastic patrons o the Renaissance.[2][3][4]Forby kent as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico [loˈrɛntso il maɲˈɲiːfiko]) bi contemporary Florentines, he wis a magnate, diplomat, politeecian an patron o scholars, airtists an poets. He is weel kent for his contreibution tae the airt warld bi sponsorin airtists such as Botticelli an Michelangelo. His life coincidit wi the matur phase o Italian Renaissance an his daith coincidit wi the end o the Gowden Age o Florence.[5] The fragile peace that he helped maintain amang the various Italian states collapsed wi his daith. He is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence.
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Lorenzo de' Medici | |
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Bust by Verrocchio | |
Laird o Florence | |
Reign | 2 December 1469 – 8 April 1492 |
Predecessor | Piero the Gouty |
Successor | Piero the Unfortunate |
Full name
Lorenzo de' Medici | |
Born | 1 Januar 1449(1449-01-01) Florence, Republic o Florence |
Dee'd | 8 Apryle 1492(1492-04-08) (aged 43) Careggi, Republic o Florence |
Noble faimily | Hoose o Medici |
Spoose(s) | Clarice Orsini |
Issue
Lucrezia Piero Maddalena Contessina Beatrice Giovanni, Pape Leo X Luisa de' Medici Contessina Giuliano, Duke o Nemours | |
Faither | Piero the Gouty |
Mither | Lucrezia Tornabuoni |
Seegnatur |