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Medici, Lorenzino de' |
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Medici, Lorenzino de' (lōrāntsē`nō dā mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. mā`dēchē), 1515–47, member of the cadet branch of the Medici family. A boon companion of Alessandro de' Medici Medici, Alessandro de' (älĕs-sän`drō dā mĕ`dĭchē, Ital. ..... Click the link for more information. , he secretly plotted the duke's murder—possibly out of republican convictions. With a hired assassin, he stabbed Alessandro to death (1537) and fled to Venice, where he was eventually assassinated on the orders of Cosimo I de' Medici, the successor to Alessandro. He is the hero of Alfred de Musset's drama, Lorenzaccio (1833). 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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