![]() ![]() Lorenzo's grandfather, Cosimo de' Medici, was the first member of the Medici family to combine running the Medici bank with leading the Republic. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence. ![]() The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent ( Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets. Lorenzo de' Medici (Janu– April 9, 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. ![]()
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