Pierfrancesco the Elder
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Pierfrancesco the Elder | |
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Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano | |
Father | Lorenzo the Elder |
Mother | Ginevra Cavalcanti |
Pierfrancesco de' Medici the Elder (1430 – 19 July 1476) was an Italian nobleman, banker, diplomat, and a member of the House of Medici of Florence.[1]
Biography
Born in Florence, he was the son of
Pierfrancesco was orphaned in 1440 and was raised by his uncle Cosimo. He served the Republic of Florence as ambassador (to the pope in 1458 and to the Duchy of Mantua in 1463) and as Priore delle Arti ("Prior of the Guilds") in the Florentine municipal government (1459). After Cosimo's death (1464), Pierfrancesco was initially a supporter of Piero the Gouty, but later sided against him; he was among the conspirators who participated in Luca Pitti's failed coup in 1466. Forgiven by Piero, he thenceforth took care of the family bank.
From his marriage with Laudomia di Agnolo
Pierfrancesco died in 1476. His sons were adopted by their second cousin
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Lorenzo
References
- JSTOR 751086.