Medici

[ med-i-chee; Italian me-dee-chee ]

/ ˈmɛd ɪ tʃi; Italian ˈmɛ di tʃi /

noun

Catherine de'. Catherine de Médicis.

Cos·mo or Co·si·mo de'

[kawz-maw or kaw-zee-maw de] /ˈkɔz mɔ or ˈkɔ zi mɔ dɛ/, the Elder,1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of art and literature.

Cosmo or Cosimo de'the Great,1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany.

Gio·van·ni de'

[jaw-vahn-nee de] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɛ/. Leo X.

Giu·lio de'

[joo-lyaw de] /ˈdʒu lyɔ dɛ/. Clement VII.

Lo·ren·zo de'

[law-ren-tsaw de] /lɔˈrɛn tsɔ dɛ/, Lorenzo the Magnificent,1449–92, poet and patron of the arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (father of Leo X).

Ma·ri·a de'

[muh-ree-uh duh; Italian mah-ree-ah de] /məˈri ə də; Italian mɑˈri ɑ dɛ/. Marie de Médicis.

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Med·i·ce·an

[med-i-see-uh n, ‐chee-uh n] /ˌmɛd ɪˈsi ən, ‐ˈtʃi ən/, adjective

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Medici

/ (ˈmɛdɪtʃɪ, məˈdiːtʃɪ, Italian ˈmɛːditʃi) /

noun

an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including

Catherine de' (kaˈtriːn de). See Catherine de' Medici

Cosimo I (ˈkɔːzimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74)

Cosimo de', known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)

Giovanni de', (dʒoˈvanni de). See Leo X

Giulio de' (ˈdʒuːljo de). See Clement VII

Lorenzo de' (loˈrɛntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449–92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469–92) and first patron of Michelangelo

Maria de' (maˈriːa de). See Maria de' Medici

French name: Médicis ( medisis)

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Medici

[ (med-uh-chee) ]

A family of skilled politicians and patrons of the arts who lived in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance. (See Lorenzo de Medici.)

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The family produced two queens of France: Catherine, in the sixteenth century, and Marie, in the seventeenth.

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