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House of Medici

Every case in the archive that involves the House of Medici, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

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The cases

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Cases
4
Years
1478 to 1737
Countries
Italy, Canada, France
Subjects
Heirlooms and treasure, Great houses, Medieval Europe
In power
1389 to 1619
Power held
Government office, Church office, Military command
Relatives recorded
51
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Florentine Diamond aigrette: Florentine Diamond as cap decoration. This foto was made between 1870 and 1900.1737 · Florence, Italy; Vienna, Austria; Quebec, CanadaThe last Medici left the Florentine Diamond to Tuscany, the Habsburgs took it to Vienna, and it surfaced in a Quebec bank vault in 2025The Medici held the Florentine Diamond as grand dukes of Tuscany; the last of the line left the family's treasures to the Tuscan state in 1737.The Florentine Diamond is a yellow stone of about 137 carats. The traveller Tavernier saw it among the Medici jewels in 1657.theglobeandmail.com and 4 moreAI illustration: Royal officers arrive at the Château de Chenonceau with a deed to take it back for the crown, 15591559 · Château de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, FranceChenonceau was taken for a royal debt, taken from a king's mistress by his widow, and auctioned to a bank after its owner's ruinCatherine de' Medici, daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici and widow of Henry II, made Diane de Poitiers return Chenonceau to the crown.Thomas Bohier, a royal finance officer, and his wife Catherine Briçonnet built Chenonceau in the 1510s. An audit found money diverted in his accounts, and the king claimed nearly 190,000 livres from his heirs.chenonceau.com and 2 moreLorenzo de' Medici: Italian: Ritratto di Lorenzo il Magnifico de' Medici Portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificenttitle QS:P1476,it:"Ritratto di L1492 · Florence, ItalyLorenzo de' Medici took 53,643 florins from his cousins' inheritance, and two years after his death Florence seized the insolvent Medici bankLorenzo de' Medici, grandson of Cosimo, took 53,643 florins from his cousins' inheritance; his son Piero fled Florence in 1494 and the bank was seized.The Medici bank was most profitable under Cosimo de' Medici, who died on 1 August 1464. Under his successors the branches failed.cambridge.org and 5 morePazzi conspiracy: Nella stessa famiglia anche lo zio di Francesco, Jacopo fu tra i principali responsabili, e i congiurati si servirono della parentela di Guglielmo de' Medici, fra1478 · Florence, ItalyFlorence seized the Pazzi bank's property the day after the cathedral murder and ordered the family's name and arms erased foreverLorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici, grandsons of Cosimo de' Medici, were attacked in the 1478 Pazzi conspiracy; Giuliano died, and Lorenzo released surviving Pazzi men.Jacopo de' Pazzi inherited his father Andrea's bank and became head of the family in 1464. In the 1457 tax survey he was one of only eight Florentines taxed between 50 and 100 florins.Treccani and 2 more

Members who held power

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Cosimo de' Medici1389diplomat; banker; patron of the arts; politicianFlorence
Bernardetto di Antonio de' Medici1393politician
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici1416politician; bankerRepublic of Florence
Lorenzo de' Medici1449politician; poet; writer; bankerRepublic of Florence
Clarice Orsini1453aristocrat
Giuliano de' Medici1453politicianRepublic of Florence
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici1463ambassador; diplomat; politician; banker; patron of the arts
Giovanni il Popolano1467politician; diplomat; ambassador; patron of the artsRepublic of Florence
Lucrezia de' Medici1470aristocrat
Piero the Unfortunate1472politician
Alfonsina Orsini1472politician
Maddalena de' Medici1473aristocrat
Leo X1475Catholic priest; Latin Catholic priestPapal States
Contessina de' Medici1478aristocrat
Clement VII1478Catholic priest; transitional deacon
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours1479politician
Pierfrancesco the Younger1487diplomat; banker
Clarice de' Medici1489politician; socialite
Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino1492politician; statesperson; condottiero
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne1498aristocratFrance
Giovanni delle Bande Nere1498condottiero
Fioretta Gorini1500mistressRepublic of Florence
Alessandro de' Medici1510politician
Laudomia di Pierfancesco de' Medici1518aristocratKingdom of France

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