Lorenzo de' Medici, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorenzo de' Medici

Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1449

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1492

Profession: writer, poet, politician, banker

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lorenzo de' Medici (Italian pronunciation: [lo'r?ntso de 'm??dit?i], 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico [lo'r?ntso il ma?'?i?fiko]) by contemporary Florentines, he was a magnate, diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets.
As a patron, he is best known for his sponsorship of artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo.
He held the balance of power within the Italic League, an alliance of states that stabilized political conditions on the Italian peninsula for decades, and his life coincided with the mature phase of the Italian Renaissance and the Golden Age of Florence.
The Peace of Lodi of 1454 that he helped maintain among the various Italian states collapsed with his death.
He is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence.



Alternative names	Birth name: born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni
Description	Italian painter, sculptor and goldsmith
Date of birth/death	1435 or 1436 date QS:P,+1435-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1435-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1436-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	7 October 1488
Location of birth/death	Florence	Venice
Work location	Florenz, Venedig
Authority control	: Q183458 VIAF: 22937274 ISNI: 0000 0001 2277 4371 ULAN: 500003951 LCCN: n79063980 NLA: 35684427 WorldCat

After Orsino Benintendi (1440–1498)
Description	Italian sculptor
Date of birth/death	circa 1440	circa 1498
Location of birth/death	Florence	Florence
Work location	Florence
Authority control	: Q19569673 VIAF: 297892691 WGA: BENINTENDI, Orsino GND: 1033569291