Cosimo de Medici grew up gaining the interest in artistic achievements and knowledge in his quest to become someone great. His father was Giovanni de Medici who started the family’s banking and trading empires. When his father passed on‚ Cosmo became the chief controller of the family’s finances. His central bank was the Medici bank that propelled him to be the wealthiest man during his times. Despite him being rich‚ Cosmo was concerned about the plight of the less fortunate people in the city
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The Medici was a well-known family throughout Florence. They were very wealthy and manifested great power. From the year 1434 to the year 1534 we see many changes occur involving this particular family. One sees everything from the reign of Cosimo the Elder to the exile of the Medici from the city to their great return to power in Florence. Lets focus on the years 1434‚ 1534‚ and everything that happened in between. Cosimo the Elder was a well-respected man among the Florentines. He came from
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Cosimo de Medici was a Renaissance banker in his family business (Cosimo de’ Medici). He was known as the greatest patron of his time who was motivated through ambition because of his family (Cosimo de’ Medici). A patron is a person who gives financial support or any other support for an organization‚ cause‚ activity‚ or a person. Medici increased his father’s trading and banking business and became one of the wealthiest man of his time (Cosimo de’ Medici). In 1434 he was recalled from exile
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The Medici family controlled Florence throughout most of the Renaissance. In 1397 Giovanni de Medici established the Medici Bank‚ which quickly became the largest bank in Europe. He was a banker to the Papal Court‚ and a wealthy businessman who held many political offices. In 1429‚ Giovanni died‚ and left the business and fortune to his son Cosimo. Cosimo de’Medici was born September 27‚ 1389. At the age of 40‚ he took over the family business and fortune. Although he “clung to his position as
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When Cosimo di Medici took over the Medici Bank in 1434‚ the bank became world’s largest single business and the unofficial head of state of the Florentine republic. It had operations across Western Europe‚ the Middle East‚ and several agency relationships across Asia and Europe. Its diversified operations included financial services‚ whole sale distribution and manufacturing. Cosimo di Medici was a successful global manager through his ability to coordinate activities over long distances and national
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Hello everyone‚ my name is Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici ‚ eldest son of the late Lorenzo de’ Medici. I’d like to start off by graciously thanking all of you for being here today‚ to celebrate my father’s life and legacy. As I look into this great crowd‚ it gives me joy to see many familier faces who I’ve come to know over the years. My father was very lucky to have an abundance of loving friends‚ family‚ and supporters who stayed with him through the bright and dark times. I would also like to say
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Renaissance artists‚ thinkers‚ poets‚ writers‚ adventurers‚ and contributors‚ the name “Lorenzo de Medici” stands out and seems to have some relationship with all the rest. Lorenzo was a major patron of the arts and helped create a time of rebirth‚ during which the arts held new meaning and reprisal. vHe was also a prominent political leader and made impacts that have lasted even through today. Lorenzo de Medici was born on the New Year of 1449‚ in Florence. At the time‚ Florence was considered an independent
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cause and effects of the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici. “The Pazzi conspiracy‚” is the name given to the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici by the rival Pazzi family. On Sunday April 26‚ 1478‚ members of the Pazzi family‚ along with fellow conspirators‚ set out to kill Lorenzo de Medici and his brother‚ Guiliano. In order to understand the motivation of the attack one must understand the tension between the Medici and Pazzi families as well as Lorenzo’s control during the
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Medici’s The House of Medici was a political dynasty‚ banking family and later royal house who essentially ruled the Republic of Florence through economic power and personal influence.1 The Medici are one of the first dynasties to obtain their status not through warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through economic means (commerce).2 They originated from the rural countryside of Mugello‚ north of Florence during the 12th century and rose to prominence when they founded the Medici Bank.3 The bank was
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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