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Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528)

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"Maddalena de' Medici" redirects here. For early 17th century person, see Maria Maddalena de' Medici. For late-16th/early-17th person, see Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria.
The favourite daughter of Clarice Orsini, she was “the eye of her heart”

Maddalena de' Medici (25 July 1473–2 December 1528) was a daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici.[1] Born in Florence, she was educated with her siblings to the humanistic cultures by figures such as Angelo Poliziano.[2] In February 1487 she was engaged to be married to Franceschetto Cybo, son of Pope Innocent VIII.[3] They were married in January 1488, and she brought a dowry of 4000 ducats.[3] This marriage brought closer connections for her family and the Vatican, helping her brother Giovanni get appointed as a cardinal.[3] She used her influence with her father, her brother Piero, and the pope to help friends and poorer people get aid and positions within the church and governments.[4]

In 1488 she bought a thermal bath resort in Stigliano.[5] She had it renovated into a profitable resort.[5]

Maddalena lived in Rome after the election of her brother Giovanni as Pope Leo X in 1513.[6] Shortly after his election, Pope Leo made her son Innocenzo a Cardinal.[6] Maddalena received Roman citizenship and a pension from her brother in 1515.[6] She worked to get all of her children married to noble families.[6] She continued in her role of patron, negotiating with Pope Leo and her nephew, Lorenzo to get clients protection, funds, and release from prison and exile.[7] She died in Rome, and was buried in St. Peter's Basilica by order of her cousin, Pope Clement VII.[citation needed]

Issue

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Franceschetto and Maddalena had eight children, three sons and five daughters:

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "10 historical mistakes in the TV Show Medici: Masters of Florence". 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 24.
  3. ^ a b c Tomas 2003, p. 20.
  4. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 62-63.
  5. ^ a b Tomas 2003, p. 90.
  6. ^ a b c d Tomas 2003, p. 129.
  7. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 135.
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