Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici

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Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici was an early 16th-century Italian nobleman of the powerful Medici family who briefly ruled Florence and is best known as the father of Catherine de’ Medici, future queen of France.

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Lorenzo II de' Medici 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian nobleman
human
ruler of Florence
associatedWith Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
Urbino NERFINISHED
burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence NERFINISHED
New Sacristy of San Lorenzo NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
child Catherine de’ Medici NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
cousin Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1492-09-12
dateOfDeath 1519-05-04
depictedBy Michelangelo NERFINISHED
dynasticConnection Kingdom of France through his daughter Catherine de’ Medici
era Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
familyName Medici NERFINISHED
father Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici NERFINISHED
floruit early 16th century
fullName Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici NERFINISHED
givenName Lorenzo NERFINISHED
hasSculpturalRepresentation tomb effigy by Michelangelo in the Medici Chapel
house Medici NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Italian
memberOf House of Medici NERFINISHED
mother Alfonsina Orsini NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Tuscan Italian
nobleFamily Medici NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Duke of Urbino NERFINISHED
notableEvent appointment as Duke of Urbino by Pope Leo X
restoration of Medici rule in Florence
notableFor being father of Catherine de’ Medici, queen of France
notableWork rule of Florence as a Medici prince
occupation military leader
politician
placeOfBirth Florence NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Florence NERFINISHED
positionHeld Duke of Urbino NERFINISHED
ruler of Florence
relative Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED
Pope Leo X NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Clarice de’ Medici NERFINISHED
spouse Madeleine de La Tour d’Auvergne NERFINISHED
uncle Pope Leo X NERFINISHED

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Alessandro de' Medici father Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
this entity surface form: Lorenzo II de' Medici
Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino fullName Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
Contessina de' Medici relative Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici
this entity surface form: Lorenzo II de' Medici