Cosimo de' Medici
E120008
Cosimo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine banker and statesman who effectively founded the political dominance of the Medici family and became a major patron of Renaissance art and humanism.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cosimo de' Medici canonical | 28 |
| Cosimo | 2 |
| Cosimo Pater Patriae | 1 |
| Cosimo de' Medici in Medici | 1 |
| Cosimo de’ Medici | 1 |
| Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici | 1 |
| Cosimo the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cosimo de' Medici Context triple: [Marsilio Ficino, patron, Cosimo de' Medici]
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Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine statesman, de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, and leading patron of Renaissance art and culture.
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Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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Giovanni Angelo Medici
Giovanni Angelo Medici was the Italian cleric and statesman who became Pope Pius IV, noted for reconvening and successfully concluding the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.
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Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte was the Italian prelate who became Pope Julius III, leading the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555 during the Counter-Reformation.
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Maffeo Barberini
Maffeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman and cleric who became Pope Urban VIII, noted for his influential but controversial papacy during the Thirty Years' War and his patronage of Baroque art and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cosimo de' Medici Target entity description: Cosimo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine banker and statesman who effectively founded the political dominance of the Medici family and became a major patron of Renaissance art and humanism.
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A.
Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine statesman, de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, and leading patron of Renaissance art and culture.
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B.
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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C.
Giovanni Angelo Medici
Giovanni Angelo Medici was the Italian cleric and statesman who became Pope Pius IV, noted for reconvening and successfully concluding the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.
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D.
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte was the Italian prelate who became Pope Julius III, leading the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555 during the Counter-Reformation.
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E.
Maffeo Barberini
Maffeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman and cleric who became Pope Urban VIII, noted for his influential but controversial papacy during the Thirty Years' War and his patronage of Baroque art and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian noble
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banker ⓘ de facto ruler of Florence ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Medici family ⓘ patron of humanism ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cosimo de' Medici
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surface form:
Cosimo Pater Patriae
Cosimo de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Cosimo the Elder
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| birthDate | 1389-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Florence ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Basilica of San Lorenzo
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surface form:
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
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| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Giovanni de' Medici (son of Cosimo)
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Piero de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
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| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1464-08-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Careggi ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Florentine humanist circles ⓘ |
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| father | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ⓘ |
| fullName |
Cosimo de' Medici
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici
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| honorificTitle | Pater Patriae ⓘ |
| influenced |
Florentine republican institutions
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Medici family political power ⓘ development of Renaissance art in Florence ⓘ spread of humanist learning in Italy ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Medici ⓘ |
| mother | Piccarda Bueri ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
commissioning of the Medici Palace (Palazzo Medici Riccardi)
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creation of a major humanist library in Florence ⓘ creation of the Medici political dynasty ⓘ establishment of Medici political dominance in Florence ⓘ financing of public works and charitable institutions in Florence ⓘ founding and funding of the Medici Bank expansion ⓘ patronage of Renaissance art and architecture ⓘ patronage of the San Lorenzo Church reconstruction ⓘ patronage of the convent of San Marco in Florence ⓘ support for the Council of Florence (1439) ⓘ support for the Platonic Academy in Florence ⓘ support of early humanist scholarship ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Filippo Brunelleschi
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surface form:
Brunelleschi
Donatello ⓘ Fra Angelico ⓘ Michelozzo ⓘ humanist scholars in Florence ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Gonfaloniere of Justice
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surface form:
Gonfaloniere of Justice (de facto influence)
de facto leader of the Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Florence
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Villa Medici at Careggi ⓘ |
| spouse | Contessina de' Bardi ⓘ |
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Subject: Cosimo de' Medici Description of subject: Cosimo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine banker and statesman who effectively founded the political dominance of the Medici family and became a major patron of Renaissance art and humanism.
Referenced by (35)
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