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Why werethe Medici the most powerful family in florence from 1418-1494?
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What powerful family controlled florence for 300 years?
the medici family
Leading patron of Florence?
The Medici banking family was the leading patron of Renaissance Florence.
What family organized a banking business in Florence Italy and became one the richest and most powerful families in Europe during the Renaissance?
Medici
Who did Amerigo work for?
Lorenzo de Medici known as the Magnificent was a powerful ruler of the city-state of Florence
What happened during the Italian Renaissance the Medici family?
They were very powerful in Florence. A pope was a Medici and they had the banking system in Florence. Catherine Medici married the French king. The family supported the arts and hired Michelangelo to make David and for a time daVinci was also had them as a sponsor.
The political strength of the medici family in florence was intially based on?
The Medici were the richest most powerful merchants and bankers. Plus, they had a pope in the family which gave a lot of power and they had one of the most powerful paid armies in the area.
When did Medici start?
when he was powerful enough to control over Florence he ruled starting from 1437. he was really rich in Europe families!
What city did the medici family rule?
medici family ruled Florence :D
Who were the medicis?
The Medici were a powerful family that ruled Florence for over 100 years. They supported some of the greatest artists of the renaissance, such as Donatello and Michelangelo. The Medici started out as a merchant family, but eventually their business, influences and friends made them the richest family in Florence and they eventually took power. Cosimo De Medici was the first Medici who ruled Florence, he was the patron of Filippo Brunelleschi, the person who desgined and led the construction of the big Cathedral of Florence Lorenzo de Medici created an art academy where famous artists like Botticelli and Michelangelo made their art. The Pope Leo X was a Medici that was exiled from Florence. Even Galileo belonged to the Medici court, he was the personal teacher of one of the Medici.
Where did the Medici's live?
Florence
Where was lorenzo de Medici born?
Florence,Italy
How did the Medici family influence?
The Medici was very rich and very powerful. They owned businesses, banks, and had political power in Florence and Italy as well as the Catholic Church. One member was a pope. They were sponsors for artists like Michelangelo and had a palace in Florence where Michelangelo's David stood in front of it.
