Medici


Definition: Meaning of, Medici in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɛdɪtʃi;məˈdiːtʃi /

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Medici Medicis
  1. aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
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Medici used in phrases

  • Cosimo de Medici (noun)
    1. 1389-1464 italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court
  • Giovanni de'Medici (noun)
    1. 1475-1521 son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith
  • Giulio de' Medici (noun)
    1. 1478-1534 italian pope from 1523 to 1534 who broke with Henry VIII of England after Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn
  • Lorenzo de'Medici (noun)
    1. 1449-1492 italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli
  • Medici, the
    1. a rich and powerful Italian family of bankers who ruled FLORENCE from the 15th to the 18th centuries, and spent much of their money on art and on providing financial support to artists
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