At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Lorenzo de'Medici was patron to Leonardo da Vinci for seven years and invited a promising 15-year-old sculptor to live in the family palace as a son. You may have heard of him: Michelangelo.

The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.

Now, the raised passageway that connects the city's Uffizi Galleries to the former residence of the powerful Medici family, has reopened to the public after an eight-year restoration project.

MEDICI Jewelry's Prince Lorenzo de' Medici, head of the Medici family, was invited to host the awards ceremony.Prince Lorenzo de' MediciTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit ...

Sketches on the walls of a hidden room in a Florentine chapel may have been the work of Michelangelo, who sought refuge from the Medici family in 1530. HISTORY & CULTURE See for yourself.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

It is believed that the artist hid in the claustrophobic space for several weeks in 1530 when pope Clement VII – a member of the Medici family, who had recently returned to power in Florence ...