![]() The marriage (and alliance) between Lorenzo di Piero and Madeleine de la Tour was a boon for the Medici family, as they had experienced a period of misfortune, with public sentiment towards them at an all-time low. Like father like son, Leo X had big plans. With the papacy in sight, Lorenzo successfully campaigned to have Giovanni named cardinal at just thirteen. It was Lorenzo who first envisaged power for the Medici family that would extend beyond Florence. It is important to note that Leo X himself was a Medici, born Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. ![]() Their marriage was a strategic one, negotiated by Francis I of France and Pope Leo X as part of an alliance. ![]() She was the daughter of Lorenzo di Piero de Medici, the duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne, from the French Bourbon dynasty. 1555, via Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonĬatherine de Medici, as her name would suggest, was born into the illustrious Medici family in Florence. Catherine de Medici of the Medici Family: Early Life Portrait Miniature of Catherine de Medici by François Clouet, c. ![]()
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