Palazzo del Banco Mediceo
The Palazzo del Banco Mediceo, also known simply as Banco Mediceo, was the Medici Bank’s Milanese headquarters. It stood as one of the earliest...
A Medici Legacy in Court: The Unfolding Drama of a 1739...
A Centuries-Old Will Sparks a Legal Battle Over the Medici Legacy
A centuries-old will, a direct Medici descendant, and Florence’s cultural treasures form the center...
The Medici Family: Ultimate Power and Legacy In The Renaissance Chester...
The Medici family are called the Godfathers of the Renaissance because they laid the groundwork for cultural prosperity in Florence. Their major innovations in...
Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, after an eight-year restoration project, the raised passageway connecting the...
Medici: The Banking Family That Shaped the Italian Renaissance
The Medici family rose from humble origins to become one of Renaissance Italy’s most powerful dynasties. Their ascent began with Giovanni di Bicci de'...
Medici family’s famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests
At least one Medici suffered from a deadly strain of malaria, according to an analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb.
The Medici...
