Bianca de' Medici
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 Detail of the Journey of the Magi, fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, sometimes thought to show Bianca between her sisters Maria and Nannina | |
| Born | Bianca Maria di Piero de' Medici 10 September 1445 Republic of Florence |
| Died | 20 July 1505 (aged 59) |
| Noble family | House of Medici |
| Spouse(s) | Guglielmo de' Pazzi |
| Issue | Sixteen children |
| Father | Piero di Cosimo de' Medici |
| Mother | Lucrezia Tornabuoni |
Bianca Maria di Piero de' Medici (10 September 1445Pazzi family. She was a musician, and played the organ for Pope Pius II and the future Pope Alexander VI in 1460;[2] she was a landowner.[3]
Life
Bianca was a daughter of
Machiavelli noted in his Florentine Histories.[7] Their first child, Antonio, was born in 1460.[8] The marriage agreement included a significant reduction in taxes imposed on the Pazzi family.[9] In the aftermath of the Pazzi conspiracy of 1478, Bianca's marriage significantly softened Lorenzo's wrath towards Guglielmo, who was only put under house arrest for a time, while his male relatives were exiled or executed;[10] his daughters were exempted from the marriage ban imposed on other Pazzi daughters.[11]
In 1460, Bianca was asked to play the organ for Pope Pius II and his entourage during a visit to Florence, as the pope was coming back from the
Rodrigo Borgia at his request.[2] Bianca often performed for local and visiting dignitaries, contributing to her families' reputation and influence.[2]
In 1475, Bianca asked her mother to purchase farmland from other relatives for her, as Lucrezia had more influence within the family.[3] Though Bianca owned the property, it was managed by staff employed by her mother.[3]
Issue
Bianca and Guglielmo had sixteen children, nine sons and seven daughters:[14]
- Antonio de' Pazzi (1460), died as an infant
- Giovanna de' Pazzi, married Tommaso Monaldi in 1471
- Contessina de' Pazzi, married Giuliano Salviati in 1476
- Antonio de' Pazzi (1462-1528), ambassador and politician, Gonfaloniere di Giustizia in 1521, second Lord of Civitella
- Alessandra de' Pazzi (1465), married Bartolomeo Buondelmonti in 1486
- Cosimo de' Pazzi (1466-1513), archbishop of Florence from 1508 until his death
- Piero de' Pazzi (1468), died as an infant
- Lorenzo Alessandro de' Pazzi, (1470-1535) merchant, patron of the arts and latinist
- Cosa de' Pazzi, married Francesco di Luca Capponi
- Renato de' Pazzi, goldsmith merchant
- Lorenzo de' Pazzi, politician and ambassador
- Luigia de' Pazzi, married Folco di Edoardo Portinari in 1494
- Maddalena de' Pazzi, married Ormanozzo Deti in 1497
- Alessandro de' Pazzi (1483-1530) ambassador, literate and greekist
- Lucrezia de' Pazzi, married Cattani di Diacceto, and then a member of Martelli family (1500)
- Giuliano de' Pazzi (1486-1517), doctor of law, abbot and canon of the Metropolitan of Florence
References
- ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 29.
- ^ a b c d Tomas 2003, p. 30.
- ^ a b c Tomas 2003, p. 27.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 7.
- ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 66.
- ^ Tomas 2003, pp. 17–18.
- ^ Machiavelli 1845, pp. 166–167.
- ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 56.
- ^ Ewart 2006, p. 197.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 18.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 106.
- ^ Prizer 1991, p. 3.
- ^ Prizer 1991, pp. 3–4.
- ^ Litta, Pompeo (1781-1851) Auteur du texte. Famiglie celebri di Italia. Pazzi di Firenze / P. Litta. pp. IX.
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Sources
- Ewart, K. Dorothea (2006). Cosimo De' Medici. Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 9781596059313.
- Machiavelli, Niccolò (1845). The Florentine Histories. Translated by Lester, C. Edwards. New York: Paine and Burgess.
- Pernis, Maria Grazia; Adams, Laurie (2006). Lucrezia Tornabuoni De' Medici and the Medici Family in the Fifteenth Century. Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820476452.
- Prizer, William F. (1991). "Games of Venus: Secular Vocal Music in the Late Quattrocento and Early Cinquecento". The Journal of Musicology. 9 (1). University of California Press: 3–56. JSTOR 763832.
- Tomas, Natalie R. (2003). The Medici Women: Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 0754607771.