Cosimo de' Medici
This is the only portrait of him produced in his lifetime, by Benozzo Gozzoli around 1459
Born:
in the year 1389
Deceased on:
1. August 1464
Father:
Giovanni "di Bicci" de' Medici (1360-1429)
Mother:
Piccarda (c. 1368-1433), daughter of Odoardo de' Bueri; marriage in the year 1386
Siblings:
- his brother Antonio († 1398)
- his brother Damiano († 1390)
- his brother Lorenzo (1394/95-1440); married to Ginevra Cavalcanti; Lorenzo had two sons: Francesco († before 1440), who was married to Maria Gualtierotti, and Pierfrancesco (1415-1476)
Spouse:
Contessina de'Bardi (c. 1392-1470/73), daughter of Alessandro di Sozzo Bardi, Count of Vernio, and Cammilla, daughter of Raniero di Galdo Pannochieschi, Count of Elci; marriage around 1415
Legitimate Children:
- his son Piero "il Gottoso" (1416-1469)
- his son Giovanni (1421-1463), married to Maria Ginevra since 20. January 1453, who was a daughter of Niccolò degli Alessandri – Giovanni had one son, Cosimo (1453-1461)
Illegitimate Child:
Carlo (c. 1428/30-1492), Abbot of San Salvatore di Vaiano (Prato) and Provost of the Cathedral of Prato
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