Med·i·ci (m?d??-ch??, m??d?-) 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.Med?i·ce?an (-ch???n, -s??-) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Medici (?m?d?t??; m??di?t??; Italian ?m??dit?i) n1. (Biography) an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including2. (Biography) Catherine de’. See Catherine de’ Medici3. (Biography) Cosimo I (?k??zimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519?74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569?74)4. (Biography) Cosimo de’, known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389?1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)5. (Biography) Giovanni de’. See Leo X6. (Biography) Giulio de’. See Clement VII7. (Biography) Lorenzo de’ (lo?r?ntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449?92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469?92) and first patron of Michelangelo8. (Biography) Maria de’. See Maria de’ Medici French name: MédicisCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Med?i?ci (?m?d ? t?i) n. 1. Catherine de’. Catherine de Médicis. 2. Cosmo or Cosimode’ ( ?the Elder? ), 1389?1464, Italian banker and statesman. 3. Cosmo or Cosimode’ ( ?the Great? ), 1519?74, first grand duke of Tuscany. 4. Giovanni de’, Leo X. 5. Giulio de’, Clement VII. 6. Lorenzo de’ ( ?the Magnificent? ), 1449?92, ruler of Florence 1478?92. 7. Maria de’, Marie de Médicis. Med`i?ce?an (-?si ?n, -?t?i ?n) adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Med·i·ci (m?d??-ch??, m??d?-) 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.Med?i·ce?an (-ch???n, -s??-) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Medici (?m?d?t??; m??di?t??; Italian ?m??dit?i) n1. (Biography) an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including2. (Biography) Catherine de’. See Catherine de’ Medici3. (Biography) Cosimo I (?k??zimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519?74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569?74)4. (Biography) Cosimo de’, known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389?1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)5. (Biography) Giovanni de’. See Leo X6. (Biography) Giulio de’. See Clement VII7. (Biography) Lorenzo de’ (lo?r?ntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449?92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469?92) and first patron of Michelangelo8. (Biography) Maria de’. See Maria de’ Medici French name: MédicisCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Med?i?ci (?m?d ? t?i) n. 1. Catherine de’. Catherine de Médicis. 2. Cosmo or Cosimode’ ( ?the Elder? ), 1389?1464, Italian banker and statesman. 3. Cosmo or Cosimode’ ( ?the Great? ), 1519?74, first grand duke of Tuscany. 4. Giovanni de’, Leo X. 5. Giulio de’, Clement VII. 6. Lorenzo de’ ( ?the Magnificent? ), 1449?92, ruler of Florence 1478?92. 7. Maria de’, Marie de Médicis. Med`i?ce?an (-?si ?n, -?t?i ?n) adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.