How rich were the de Medici? In Chang's opinion, the Medici family, as a family, is the 17th richest person of all time, having a net worth expected to rise to $129 billion following inflation. How ...

They were about to witness one of the most shocking and brutal events in the city that gave birth to the Renaissance: the planned assassination of Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici, scions of the ...

Now, with new drama and unexpected twists and turns just on the horizon, Lorenzo de'Medici ... interesting look at what this does to ambition - to fear, to legacy - and things like that.

Step back in time to Florence, 1475. At the height of Medici power, where Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici rule the city as patrons of art, intellect, and political strategy. But behind the ...

Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano de'Medici, famously impregnated his mistress before his brutal murder in 1478. Their child, Giulio de'Medici, was later crowned Pope Clement VII. Clement took a black ...

Step back in time to Florence, 1475. At the height of Medici power, where Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici rule the city as patrons of art, intellect, and political strategy. But behind the ...