The Medici Family

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Savestro de Medici

• Led a revolt against Ciompi (a small
  artistanate). Became dictator of Florence. He was
  banished in 1383.

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Giovanni Bicci

• Increased the wealth of the family and became
  Gonfaliere (High ceremonial office) in 1421.

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Cosimo (founder of fortune).

• Giovannis son
• He lost all the money and was banished. With the
  support of the people he was recalled in 1434. He
  ruled the city as uncrowned king for the rest of
  his life.
• Had two sons Pier and Lorenzo

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Lorenzo the Magnificent

• Lorenzo was a poet, statesman, politician,
  banker, patron of artists, writer, and
  philosopher
• Played an important role in Italian politics.
• Spent his time writing poetry and carnival songs.
  
• Did a lot of good things for the people.
• example he supplied artists with
  homes by buying their work.
• He was truly a man of the Renaissance.

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Lorenzo and Giuliano

• Piers sons
• ruled as tyrants in an attack in 1478
• Giuliano was killed and Lorenzo wounded.
• Lorenzos style of governing eroded the good will
  of the people.

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Piero

• Lorenzos son
• ruled for 2 years.
• In 1494 after accepting peace condidtions with
  France he was driven out and died in exile.

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Ferdinand

• Created the armillary sphere
• Appointed Galileo professorship of mathematics at
  University of Pisa

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The Family Tree

• 29 Members

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Background

• Banking family in the 13th century
• The Medici Bank was the most prosperous and
  respected in all of Europe
• From banking the family acquired political power
  in Florence

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How they were influential

• They were able to bring Florence under their
  family's power allowing for an environment where
  art and humanism could flourish
• Humanism is the belief that the Greek and Latin
  classics contained all the lessons one needed to
  lead a moral and effective life
• Supported many artists and architects of the time

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New Ideas they brought

• Improved the general ledger system by developing
  the double-entry bookkeeping system for tracking
  credits and debits. It first used by accountants
  working for the Medici family in Florence.
• Ferdinand created the armillary sphere which was
  an instrument consisting of an arrangement of
  rings, to show the relative positions of the
  celestial equator, ecliptic, and other circles of
  the clestial sphere.

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What is found by them today?

• Responsible for some notable features of
  Florence including the Uffizi Gallery, the Pitti
  Palace, the Boboli Gardens, the Belvedere, and
  the Palazzo Medici.
• Laurentian Library
• Founded Platonic Academy
• Basically they made Florence the beautiful city
  that it is

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Why were they important?

• Richest and most powerful family in Europe
• Spent a part of their huge wealth on charitable
  acts (the arts and literature)
• Improved system of accounting
• Because of them Florence became the cultural
  center of Europe and also became the cradle of
  humanism

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What effect did they have on the Renaissance?

• Florence became the beautiful city that it is
  today
• They helped support many artists and architects
  by feeding and educating them
• -Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael were
• just a few that they helped
• The family members were very interested in the
  rebirth of learning in Europe under their rule
  the Renaissance flourished

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Where were they influential?

• Europe mostly Italy

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End of the Line

• On July 1, 1737 Gian, the last male Medici and
  the Grand Duke at the time, died.
• The remaining Medici was Anna Maria, and control
  of Tuscany now passed to the Austrians.
• She died in February 1743, thus ending the Medici
  line

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Bibliography

• Armson, Ruth. The Medici Family. Renaissances
  Personalities. 1997. 4/1/07 http//www.yesnet.yk.
  ca/schools/projects/renaissance/medici.html
• Helden, Al Van. The Medici Family. The Galileo
  Project. 1995. 4/1/07. lthttp//galileo.rice.edu/g
  al/medici.htmlgt
• Helden, Al Van. The Medici Family. A brief
  history of the Medici Family. 2004. 4/1/07.
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• Vaughan, Herbert M. The Medici Family. 2007.
  4/1/07 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicigt

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