Piero's Legacy Of The Medici Family

The next generation of Medici’s to hold power was Piero’s children. Piero’s son, Lorenzo de’ Medici, who was not the first in the Medici family to hold this name. The first member of the family to hold this name would be referred to as Lorenzo the elder. Piero’s son gained power in Florence, Italy. Piero’s daughter, Clarice de’ Medici, later became the queen of France in 1547. At this time, the Medici family held power in both Italy and France. This legacy would continue on with Clarice’s children ruling France. This ruling went on for hundreds of years before falling in 1737 when the last Medici did not have a male in her family.