Lorenzino de' Medici

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Lorenzino de' Medici was a 16th-century Florentine nobleman best known for assassinating his cousin Alessandro de' Medici, the first Duke of Florence, in a politically motivated killing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian nobleman
Renaissance person
assassin
human
associatedWith Duchy of Florence NERFINISHED
Republican opposition in Florence
birthPlace Florence NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
cousinOf Alessandro de' Medici NERFINISHED
deathPlace Venice NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Medici NERFINISHED
givenName Lorenzo NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Tuscany NERFINISHED
influenced debates on tyrannicide in Renaissance Italy
killed Alessandro de' Medici NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Italian
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf House of Medici NERFINISHED
movement Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
nickname Lorenzino NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Florentine nobleman
notableActionDate 1537 (assassination of Alessandro de' Medici)
notableEvent assassination of the first Duke of Florence
notableFor assassination of Alessandro de' Medici
notableWork Apologia (defense of the assassination) NERFINISHED
occupation political assassin
partOf Florentine political conflicts
politicalAlignment anti-tyrannical
politicalMotivation opposition to Alessandro de' Medici's rule
portrayedAs traitor by some contemporaries
tyrannicide
portrayedIn historical literature about the Medici
relatedTo Medici family power struggles
relative Alessandro de' Medici NERFINISHED
residence Florence NERFINISHED
Venice NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf biographical studies on Medici family politics
historical analyses of tyrannicide
timePeriod 16th century
victimWas first Duke of Florence
wrote Apologia NERFINISHED

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Alessandro de' Medici killedBy Lorenzino de' Medici