Michelozzo was born in 1396.

Michelozzo died in 1472.

Some of the most important artists supported by Cosimo il Vecchio were Brunelleschi, Michelozzo, Donatello, and Fra Angelico.

Most of his commissions were for churches. Cosimo de' Medici also gave him some.

I've heard that when Cosimo De Medici wanted a palace built, he asked Filippo Brunelleschi to design him one. When he came back with the completed model Cosime said that it was too grand and he didnt want people to be jealous because of political instability, so he rejected it. he had another one designed by Michelozzo, which he accepted