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The Medici weren't the only famous family of the Italian Renaisssance.
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 ...
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The Medici were well-known for their personal as well as professional dalliances.
away from his family. Their bastard son, Carlo, sought his fortune in Spain and became a wealthy man in Barcelona. Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano de'Medici, famously impregnated his mistress before ...
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Secret Passage for Medici Family Reopens After Restoration
Once a secret passage for the city's powerful Medici family, the 820-yard walkway now connects the Uffizi Galleries to the Palazzo Pitti, spanning the famous Ponte Vecchio. This reopening offers ...