Did Bianca De Medici marry a Pazzi?

Life. Bianca was a daughter of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. In 1459, she married Guglielmo de' Pazzi, who was a childhood friend of her brother, Lorenzo de' Medici.
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Why did Lorenzo exile Bianca?

After the murder of his beloved brother, an enraged Lorenzo tries to kill Guglielmo but believing his innocence, Bianca defends her husband and upon him being ordered to be banished from Florence by Lorenzo, Bianca leaves her family forever to be with Guglielmo.
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What happened to the Pazzi family?

In the aftermath of the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478, members of the family were banished from Florence and their property was confiscated; the family name and coat-of-arms were permanently suppressed by order of the Signoria.
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Why did Jacopo Pazzi hate the Medici family?

He hated the Medici after they had tried to stop his expansion plans in central Italy, and he had revoked the Papal banking contract with the Medici bank.
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Who inherited the Medici fortune?

The Medicis produced two queens.

Afterward, the couple's sickly teenage son, Francis, served as king until his death in 1560. Catherine's son Charles then inherited the throne and because he was just 10 his mother was made regent, and ruled France during a period of civil and religious conflict.
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What did Bianca De Medici do?

She was a musician, and played the organ for Pope Pius II and the future Pope Alexander VI in 1460; she was a landowner.
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Was Francesco Pazzi friends with Lorenzo Medici?

He and Lorenzo grew up together as friends until the death of his father, after which he came under the care of his uncle Jacopo de' Pazzi, who forbade Francesco to see his friend Lorenzo again out of his hatred towards the Medici family.
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Does Patsy come from Pazzi?

Perhaps by coincidence, the Italian noun for a hot-headed fool is pazzo - and some have suggested that the Italian-American slang, patsy, meaning a scapegoat or stooge, is derived from the unfortunate Pazzi assassins.
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What happened to Giuliano Medici son?

He also fathered two sons, one of whom, Giuliano (1453–78) was assassinated. The second son, Lorenzo (1449–92), became in his own time Il Magnifico (“The Magnificent”).
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Are there still Medicis today?

The Medicis (yes, those Medicis) are back, and starting a challenger bank. The latest U.S. challenger bank has a unique origin: the powerful Medici family, which ruled Florence and Tuscany for more than two centuries and founded a bank in 1397. The Medicis invented banking conventions that still exist.
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How true is Netflix Medici?

The show covers the exile of Cosimo at the hands of the Albizzi family. This tantalizing fact is 100% true. The Albizzi family saw the Medicis as rivals who threatened their own wealth and power. They had every right to fear the meteoric rise of this incredibly powerful family.
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What disease did Lorenzo Medici have?

Lorenzo de' Medici, who was the son of Ferdinand I, suffered of epilepsy (ASF, Mediceo del Principato 908. 365. 2 Aprile 1602). During the Renaissance, many different substances were used to treat the 'falling sickness'.
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Did Francesco de Pazzi have a son?

Francesco is a villain and an assassination target in the video game Assassin's Creed II, where he is voiced by Andreas Apergis. In the game, he has a son named Vieri. Both characters are killed by the series protagonist Ezio Auditore da Firenze.
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Who was Jacopo Pazzi?

Jacopo de' Pazzi (1423 - April 30, 1478) was a member of the Pazzi family who headed the assassination attempt on the Medici which resulted in the death of Giuliano de' Medici.
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Are there any living descendants of the Medici family?

Together, they have tens of thousands of living descendants today, including all of the Roman Catholic royal families of Europe—but they are not patrilineal Medici. Patrilineal descendants today: 0; Total descendants today: about 40,000.
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What happened to Florence after Lorenzo Medici died?

After Lorenzo's premature death at the age of 43, his eldest son Piero succeeded him, but soon infuriated the public by accepting an unfavorable peace treaty with France. After only two years in power, he was forced out of the city in 1494, and died in exile.
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Who was the greatest Medici?

Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Florentine statesman and arts patron is considered the most brilliant of the Medici. He ruled Florence for some 20 years in the 15th century, during which time he brought stability to the region.
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