Medici (Family : Florence, Italy)

Family originating in the twelfth century that ruled Florence and Tuscany as one of the most influential families in Italy, in part due to their wealth from banking and trading. They numbered several popes and rulers among their line, and the family were highly renowned as patrons of the arts and sciences. Giovanni Battista Gastone de' Medici died in 1737 as the last Grand Duke of Tuscany, while his sister Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici lived until 1743.

HMML ID
228432163851
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/family/228432163851
LC name
Medici (Family : Florence, Italy)
HMML name
Medici (Family : Florence, Italy)
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/197607117
Getty
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500114961

Variants

  • Casa de Médici
  • Familglia Medici
  • Familia Médici
  • Famille de Médicis
  • Gens Medicaea
  • Medicejové
  • Medici, de'
  • Medici, House of
  • Mediciovci
  • Medicis

Family information

End date
1737
Centuries
12th century CE ● 13th century CE ● 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE
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Associated titles
Duca di Firenze ● Duca di Urbino ● Ducs de Nemours ● Grand Master of the Sacro militare ordine di Santo Stefano papa e martire ● Grand-Duke of Tuscany ● Marchese della Castellina ● Principe di Ottajano ● Signore di Firenze
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Family members

Preferred citation

"Medici (Family : Florence, Italy)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified January 13, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/family/228432163851

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Date added
2022-10-12
Last edited
2024-01-13

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