Lorenzo the Elder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorenzo the Elder

Italian banker

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1440

Profession: diplomat, banker

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lorenzo the Elder (c.
1395 – 23 September 1440) was an Italian banker of the House of Medici of Florence, the younger brother of Cosimo de' Medici the Elder and progenitor of the so-called "Popolani" ("commoner") line of the family, named for a later generation whose members were supporters of the Florentine political activist Girolamo Savonarola.