Lorenzo+Medici+-RN

LORENZO MEDICI

DATE: BORN ON 1-1-1449 DIED ON 4-9-1492

LOCATION: FLORENCE, ITALY

__FACTS__ 1.) HE HAD TEN CHILDREN AND HALF OF THEM DIED AT YOUNG AGES.

2.) WHEN HE WAS OLDER HE HAD TO TAKE IN LOANS FROM THE BANK BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING FINACIAL PROBLEMS.

3.)HIS FULL NAME IS LERENZO DI PIERO DE MEDICI.

4.)HIS OLDER FAMILY WAS WEALTHY BECAUSE THEY OWNED MANY BANKS.

5.)HE WAS BURIED IN MEDICI CHAPEL IN FLORENCE.

__SUMMARY__ MEDICI WAS A ITALIAN STATESMAN AND RULED THE FLORENTINE REPUBLIC. ALSO WAS A DIPLOMATE,POET,ARTIST,SCHOLAR,AND WAS IN POLITICS.HE WAS MOST KNOWN FOR FUNDING MONEY TOWARDS STRUGGLING ARTISTS TO PAY FOR THEIR SUPPLIES.HIS DEATH MARKED THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE IN FLORENCE.HE WAS AND IMPORTANT TOLE TOWARDS THE RENAISSANCE.