The Medici Family

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The Medici Family

• 13th to 17th century

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Power and Wealth

• The Medici family was an influential family from
  Florence
• The family produced three popes and members of
  French and English royalty
• Achieved power through banking

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• ---------------?

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Medici family palace
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Art and Architcture

• Giovanni di Bicci was the first Medici to enter
  banking and became the first patron of the arts
• Lorenzo the Magnificent was a patron of
  Michaelangelo

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Notable Members of Medici Family

• Cosimo the Elder (1389-1464)-He was the founder
  of the Medici political dynasty
• Giovanni de Medici (1475-1523)-Pope Leo X
• Giulio de Medici (1478-1534)-Pope Clement VII

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• Catherine de Medici (1519-1589)-Queen of France
• Alessandro Ottaviano de Medici (1535-1605)-Pope
  Leo XI

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• Lorenzo de Medici (almost killed) Giuliano killed
  in Pazzi Conspiracy

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• Catherine de Medici

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Florentine Calendar

• Florentine calendar was used during the Middle
  Ages (the rest of Europe used the Julian
  calendar)
• The new day would begin at sunset
• Ex. So if someone was born 3 hours into the
  day, then they were born 3 hours after sunset

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• The new year began on March 25th
• This was not unusual
• French year began on Easter
• Venetian year began March 1st
• English year began March 25th

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Gregorian Calendar

• Gregorian Calendar was adopted in 1583
• Several flaws with old calendars
• Julian Calendar exceeded the true solar year by
  11 minutes and 14 seconds
• Great Britain did not adopt the Gregorian
  calendar until 1752
• So on Wednesday, it was September 2nd, but on the
  next day, Thursday, it became September 14th

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Modern Day Medici Family

• Your job is to pick a modern day family with at
  least three notable members
• The family can be famous in sports, politics,
  entertainment, etc.
• You need a picture of each person and a brief
  description of what they have done