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Cosimo de' Medici: see Medici, Cosimo de' Medici, Cosimo de' (kô`zēmō dā mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. ..... Click the link for more information. . Cosimo Iorig. Cosimo de' Medici(born June 12, 1519—died April 21, 1574, Castello, near Florence) Second duke of Florence (1537–74) and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74). The son of Giovanni de' Medici, Cosimo became head of the Florentine republic in 1537 after the assassination of his distant cousin Alessandro de' Medici. He continued Alessandro's tyrannical rule and defeated attempts to oust him with aid from Emperor Charles V. Seeking to expand his power, he attacked Siena in 1554 and brought nearly all of Tuscany under his control. He used his despotic power to improve the government's efficiency and to sponsor artistic projects. Far advanced for the time as an administrator, he united all public services into one building, the Uffizi (“Offices”), designed by Giorgio Vasari. He promoted the talents of such artists as Il Bronzino and Bartolommeo Ammannati, sponsored archaeological excavations of Etruscan sites, and established the Florentine Academy for linguistic studies. In 1569 he was given the title of grand duke of Tuscany. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ganz documents how the perceived slights of Agnolo Acciaiuoli and Dietisalvi Neroni by Cosimo de' Medici contributed to the willingness of these two ottimati to take advantage of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici's relative weakness by attempting to reinstitute a purer, pre-Medicean form of republican government. If his father had served a similar function in Ferrara to that of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence--as a builder of close links with the Church, host of an important Church Council, broker of balance-of-power style peace, and patron of humanism--Leonello was closer to Lorenzo the Magnificent, clearly taking a more hands-on interest in the humanities and, as Lorenzo later would in 1473, assuming an active role in putting the university of his state on firm footing. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), the architect of Florentine Platonism, included it among the first ten dialogues he translated into Latin for Cosimo de' Medici, and, following Proclus, regarded it as the capstone of ancient theology, the "innermost shrine" of the mysteries. |
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