Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici
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Giovanni de' Medici | |
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| Spouse(s) | Ginevra degli Alessandri |
| Issue | Cosimino de' Medici |
| Father | Cosimo de' Medici |
| Mother | Contessina de' Bardi |
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (3 June 1421[1] – 23 September 1463) was an Italian banker and patron of arts.
Giovanni was the son of
In 1454 Giovanni was elected Prior of Florence and the following year he was a member of the delegation which received
Giovanni married Maria Ginevra di Niccolò Alessandri,[2] daughter of Niccolò Alessandri, in 1452.[3] This marriage recognized the support that Niccolò had provided to Cosimo during his exile in 1433, and bound the families together.[3] The couple had one child, a son, Cosimo (c. 1454 – c. 1459), known as Cosimino (little Cosimo).[2] Ginevra frequently visited thermal baths for her health.[4] There she built up a network of influential women who she regularly corresponded with.[4] Ginevra died after 2 Aug 1478.[2]
He died in 1463, and was buried in the
Giovanni de' Medici was a famous patron of arts. He had the
References
- ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 28.
- ^ a b c d Tomas 2003, p. 7.
- ^ a b Tomas 2003, p. 17.
- ^ a b Tomas 2003, p. 47.
Sources
- Pernis, Maria Grazia; Adams, Laurie (2006). Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici and the Medici family in the fifteenth century. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0820476455.
- Tomas, Natalie R. (2003). The Medici Women: Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 0754607771.
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