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Cosimo de’ Medici

ruler of Florence [1389-1464]
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Also known as: Cosimo il Vecchio, Cosimo the Elder
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Byname:
Cosimo the Elder
Italian:
Cosimo il Vecchio
Latin byname:
Pater Patriae (Father of his Country)
Born:
Sept. 27, 1389, Florence
Died:
Aug. 1, 1464, Careggi, near Florence (aged 74)
House / Dynasty:
Medici family
Role In:
Council of Ferrara-Florence
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Cosimo de’ Medici (born Sept. 27, 1389, Florence—died Aug. 1, 1464, Careggi, near Florence) was the founder of one of the main lines of the Medici family that ruled Florence from 1434 to 1537. The son of Giovanni di Bicci (1360–1429), Cosimo was initiated into affairs of high finance in the corridors of the Council of Constance, where he represented the Medici bank. He went on from there to manage the papacy’s finances and in 1462 filled his coffers to overflowing by obtaining from Pius II the Tolfa alum mines monopoly, alum being indispensable to Florence’s famed textile industry. He ...(100 of 1041 words)

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