Soon after, the entire Medici family will be jolted again by the discovery of the existence of Giulio, the young son of the assassinated Giuliano. Meanwhile, Lorenzo will expand his activities as ...

Scientists who exhumed the remains of several members of the Medicis, the clan that dominated the Florentine Renaissance, have conclusively dismissed the theory of family murders, solving a more ...

The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.

By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici. They had been the patrons of genius and cultural icons, but the family was more interested in waging war than ...

Pragmatic pacifists marshaled around Cosimo de'Medici. Maso degli Albizzi, Capo of his family, had two sons, Luca and Rinaldo. From a young age, Luca was friends with Cosimo de'Medici.