Cosimo 1 de medici biography

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Rise to power Cosimo was born in Florence on 12 June , the son of the famous condottiere Ludovico de' Medici (known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere) and his wife Maria Salviati, herself a granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
cosimo 1 de medici biography

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Cosimo I de' Medici, –74, duke of Florence (–69), grand duke of Tuscany (–74); son of Giovanni de' Medici (Giovanni delle Bande Nere).
Cosimo de' medici interesting facts
The collection of scientific wonders begun by Cosimo I forms the original nucleus of the Medici collection, now preserved on the first floor of the Museo Galileo of Florence.