Ippolito de' Medici

Ippolito de' Medici (1509, Urbino – August 10, 1535, Itri) was the illegitimate only son of Cardinal Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici.

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1509 - Urbino - August 10 - 1535 - Itri - Illegitimate - Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici

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He ruled Florence on behalf of his cousin Pope Clement VII, head of the Medici house, who increasingly favored his own illegitimate son Alessandro, and made Ippolito a cardinal instead, and sent him as Papal legate to Hungary. Alessandro nevertheless felt it necessary to have his cousin Ippolito poisoned.

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Florence - Pope Clement VII - Medici - Alessandro - Cardinal - Papal legate - Hungary

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