The Medici Family
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The Medici Family
13th to 17th century
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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Medici family palace
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
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
• Catherine de Medici (1519-1589)-Queen of France
• Alessandro Ottaviano de Medici (1535-1605)-Pope Leo XI
• Lorenzo de Medici (almost killed) Giuliano killed in Pazzi Conspiracy
• Catherine de Medici
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
• 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
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
Modern Day Medici Family
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