Medici (redirected from De' Medici)

Med·i·ci  (md-ch, md-)

Italian noble family that produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis). Cosimo "the Elder" (1389-1464) was the first of the family to rule Florence. Lorenzo "the Magnificent" (1449-1492) was an outstanding patron of learning and the arts, whose clients included Michelangelo and Botticelli.

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Medi·cean (-chn, -s-) adj.

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Medici - aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century house - aristocratic family line; "the House of York"