But Lorenzo de'Medici, wary of Pazzi ambition, kept his rivals out of government office during the 1470s. ... Cesare, was born just a year after Giovanni de'Medici, in 1476.

The first important Medici man was Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, who established the Medici bank in Florence in the year 1397, and who carved out a new social position for the family as one of the ...

Giovanni di Micci de'Medici (1360-1429) was born into a relatively poor Florentine family and received only a nominal inheritance when his father died of the plague.

Giovanni di Bicci, who advised his family to “stay out of the public eye,” died in 1429 and was succeeded at the bank by Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici, who did the opposite.

A rigorous account of the final days in the life of Giovanni De Medici, who embraced his role as a soldier with an almost religious devotion and fervor, "The Profession of Arms" is veteran Italian ...

“Medici” features Hoffman as banker Giovanni de’ Medici and Richard Madden as his son. Its first season scored an average 26.9% share per episode on Rai 1, ...

They also populated the Catholic Church’s hierarchy with relatives, popes included, most importantly Leo X — born Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici — who became Bishop of Rome in 1513 ...

In the 17th century, Jews in Florence’s tiny ghetto struggled to earn a living by any means possible, including loan-sharking, rag-picking, and second-hand dealing. They were often viewed as an ...

Rodrigo Borgia, the corrupt Pope Alexander VI, had at least two illegitimate children. His sociopath son, Cesare, was born just a year after Giovanni de'Medici, in 1476. Cesare was made a cardinal in ...