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¶ … Middle Ages and the Renaissance
The Medici Family was the most powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th through the 17th century (Medici pp). This family produced three popes, numerous rulers of Florence, and eventually members of the French royalty (Medici pp).
From humble beginnings, the family achieved power through banking, in fact the Medici Bank was one of the most prosperous and respected banking institution in Europe, and it is from this base, that the family acquired political power, first in Florence, and then later throughout Italy and the rest of Europe (Medici pp).
Cosimo de Medici is considered to be the real founder of the family's fortune and in 1434, he controlled the government in Florence, and for the next sixty years ruled Florence although he had no official title (Medici1 pp). His son, Lorenzo, was also...
He was a poet, writer, philosopher, statesman, politician, banker, and patron of the artists, often funding artists' education and supplying them with homes by buying their work (Medici1 pp).
The Medici family is often referred to as the godfather of the Renaissance, for they not only made Florence the most powerful state in Italy, they made it the world's most beautiful city (Medici1 pp). Florence became the cultural center of Europe and became known as an art center and cradle of New Humanism (Medici1 pp). They built the largest library in Europe, and they founded the Platonic Academy and supported artists such as Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael (Medici1 pp).
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