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Cosimo de' Medici


 

Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (September 27, 1389, FlorenceAugust 1, 1464, Careggi), was the first of the Medici political dynasty, rulers of Florence during most of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and "Cosimo Pater Patriae."

Further reading

  • Francesco Gurrieri, Patrizia Fabbri, (photography Stefano Giraldi), "Palaces of Florence" (Rizzoli, 1996), for the Palazzo Medici