The Medici family
The rulers of florence
Background Information
Achievements
Impact on today
This is a picture of the inside of Saint peters church that Giovanni help to rebuild.
Interesting facts
-In 1478 there was a plot to kill Lorenzo and his brother Guiliano de' Medici by the rival family of bankers the Pazzi family, so they could replace the Medici family. Lorenzo and Guiliano escaped before they were killed.
-Some of the artist the Medici supported were Botticelli,Leonardo Da Vinci, and Michelangelo.
A letter from Lorenzo
Citations
Works Cited
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