the medici family
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The Medici Family
Heads of the Medici
Cosimo de' Medici
Piero I de' Medici
Lorenzo I de' Medici
Piero II de' Medici
Elected to Papacy
Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici
Pope Leo X
Giulio de’ Medici
Pope Clement VII.
Giovanni Angelo Medici
Pope Pius IV
Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Pope Leo XI
Duke of Florence/Tuscany
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Queen of France
Catherine de' Medici
Marie de’ Medici
The Medici Bank “God’s Bankers”
The Medici Bank created in Florence during the 15th century
Most profitable business
in Europe
Partnership with the
Catholic Church
Collected 10% of
earnings for the church
Filippo Brunelleschi
Cosimo's patronage enabled architect Filippo Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the Florence Cathedral
Invention of linear perspective
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