The Medici banking family was the leading patron of Renaissance Florence.
I assume you are asking during the Renaissance and that would be the Medici family.
The Medici family was the powerful bankers and supporters of the arts.
The Medici Family
Lorenzo De Medici
MY MOM
Medicci :)
The Rennisance had no real leading city-state, however Florence had many of the leading thinkers and could be argued as the leading city-state during the Italian Rennisance. The Rennisance had no real leading city-state, however Florence had many of the leading thinkers and could be argued as the leading city-state during the Italian Rennisance.
In ancient Rome, the leading patrons were the old patrician families which had retaimed their wealth and prestiege. Some of them were the Metallii, the Cornelii, the Claudii, the Valerii and the Fabii.
Florence, Kentucky was previously known as Connersville however the town was renamed as there was another Connersville in Harrison County. The name Florence presumably honors Florence, Italy.
Florence,Italy
I can find no patron saint named Florence.
Florence
Medicci
Florence. (flowers, florence...)
Medicci :)
Lorenzo
The Rennisance had no real leading city-state, however Florence had many of the leading thinkers and could be argued as the leading city-state during the Italian Rennisance. The Rennisance had no real leading city-state, however Florence had many of the leading thinkers and could be argued as the leading city-state during the Italian Rennisance.
Actually, it was Lorenzo Medici. :)
Leonardo da Vinci
Som monks in Florence, the Duke of Milan, the King of France.
Lorenzo de Medici was the owner of a large bank in Florence during the Renaissance. Lorenzo controlled Florence and was also a large patron of the arts. He also started a school for artists and sculptors, where many famous people were trained, including Michelangelo.
Florence is the name of a city in Italy. However, there are a number of saints with a similar name:Flora BracavalFlora of BeaulieuxFlora of CordobaFlora of KildareFlorence, Thomas ofFlorent le VieuxFlorentianFlorentino Asensio BarrosoFlorentinus Asensio BarrosoFlorentius 15 JulFlorentius 1 DecFlorentius 14 DecFlorentius 15 DecFlorentius, GeorgeFlorentius of CarracedoFlorentius of SevilleFlorentius of StrasburgFlorentius of VienneFlorentius of Vienne the MartyrFlorentius the MartyrFlorentius the Venerable