My history presentation "Lorenzo De Medici"

LORENZO DE MEDICI

The House of Medici or de' Medici is a royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside, gradually rising until they were able to found the Medici Bank. The bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century, seeing the Medici gain political power in Florence.

Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1, 1449 – April 9, 1492) was one of the Medici family. He was an Italian statesman ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Lorenzo was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance so his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence.
Lorenzo, like his grandfather, father and son ruled Florence indirectly, through surrogates in the city councils, through threats, payoffs, and strategic marriages. Although Florence flourished under Lorenzo's rule, he effectively ruled as a despot and people had little political freedom. It was inevitable that rival Florentine families should harbor resentments over the Medici's dominance, and enemies of the Medici remained a factor in Florentine life long after Lorenzo's passing.
On Easter Sunday, April 26, 1478, in an incident called the Pazzi Conspiracy, a group including members of the Pazzi family, backed by the Archbishop of Pisa and his patron Pope Sixtus IV (fourth), attacked Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano in the Cathedral of Florence. Lorenzo was stabbed but escaped; however the attackers managed to kill Giuliano.

During his tenure, several branches of the family bank collapsed because of bad loans, and, in later years, he got into financial difficulties and resorted to misappropriating trust and state funds.

Toward the end of Lorenzo's life, Florence came under the spell of Savonarola, who believed Christians had strayed too far into Greek-Roman culture. However, Lorenzo played a role in bringing Savonarola to Florence.

With his death, the center of the Italian Renaissance shifted from Florence to Rome, where it would remain for the next century and beyond.

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