Portrait |
Name |
From |
Until |
Relationship with predecessor |
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Cosimo de' Medici
(Pater Patriae) |
1434 |
1 August 1464 |
Son of Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici who was not as prominently involved in Florentine politics, rather more involved in the financial area. |
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Piero I de' Medici
(Piero the Gouty) |
1 August 1464 |
2 December 1469 |
Eldest son of Cosimo de' Medici. |
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Lorenzo I de' Medici
(Lorenzo the Magnificent) |
2 December 1469 |
9 April 1492 |
Eldest son of Piero I de' Medici. |
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Piero II de' Medici
(Piero the Unfortunate) |
9 April 1492 |
8 November 1494 |
Eldest son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Overthrown when Charles VIII of France invaded as a full republic was restored, first under the theocracy of Girolamo Savonarola and then statesman Piero Soderini. |
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Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici |
31 August 1512 |
9 March 1513 |
Brother of Piero the Unfortunate, second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Elected to the Papacy, becoming Pope Leo X. |
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Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours |
9 March 1513 |
17 March 1516 |
Brother of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici, third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. |
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Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino |
17 March 1516 |
4 May 1519 |
Nephew of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, son of Piero the Unfortunate. |
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Cardinal Giulio de' Medici |
4 May 1519 |
19 November 1523 |
Cousin of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, son of Giuliano de' Medici who was the brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Elected to the Papacy, becoming Pope Clement VII. |
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Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici |
19 November 1523 |
24 October 1529 |
Cousin of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, illegitimate son of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours. |