The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.
Discover the rise to power and legacy of the most famous family of the Renaissance. Dr. Rocky Ruggiero examines the rise to power and legacy of the most famous family of the Renaissance. Not only were ...
When Cosimo il Vecchio was a young man, he was given a slave girl. Despite his marriage he continued to live with her, away from his family. Their bastard son, Carlo, sought his fortune in Spain and ...