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The Medici, Volume 1

The Medici, Volume 1

by G. F. YOUNG (1846 - 1919)

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zenith of power and influence, to its eventual decay and ruin. It outlines their history in conjunction with the major events of Europe and dwells much on the artists and artworks patronized by the Medici - the impetus of the Renaissance. This first volume brings to life the Renaissance and how Florence, through the Medici, was the epicentre of the movement that spread new learning throughout Europe. It describes some of the best and worst of the Medici, including statesmen both good and bad, popes and their intrigues, joyous festivals and tragic assassinations. (Summary by TriciaG)


Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2

Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3

Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 5

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 6

Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 2

Chapter I Florence

Chapter II The Medici

Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 1

Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 2

Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 3

Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 2

Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 3

Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 4

Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 5

Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1

Chapter V The Medici Palace

Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 1

Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 2

Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 3

Chapter VII The Frescoes in the Chapel of the Medici Palace

Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1

Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 1

Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 2

Chapter XI Interregnum, part 1

Chapter XI Interregnum, part 2

Chapter XI Interregnum, part 3

Chapter XI Interregnum, part 4

Chapter XII Giuliano (Duc de Nemours) and Lorenzo (Duke of Urbino)

Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 1

Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 2

Chapter XIV The Twenty Months' Pontificate of Adrian VI.

Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1

Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2

Chapter XVI Clarice de' Medici (Clarice Strozzi)

Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1

Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2

Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 1

Part I Introduction, Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 1

Preface and Prologue