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This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zenith of power and influence, to its eventual decay and ruin. It outlines their history in conjunction with the major events of Europe and dwells much on the artists and artworks patronized by the Medici - the impetus of the Renaissance.

This first volume brings to life the Renaissance and how Florence, through the Medici, was the epicentre of the movement that spread new learning throughout Europe. It describes some of the best and worst of the Medici, including statesmen both good and bad, popes and their intrigues, joyous festivals and tragic assassinations. (Summary by TriciaG)

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Preface and PrologueChapter I FlorenceChapter II The MediciChapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 1Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 2Chapter III Giovanni di Bicci, part 3Part I Introduction, Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 1Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 2Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 3Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 4Chapter IV Cosimo (Pater Patriae), part 5Chapter V The Medici PalaceChapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 1Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 2Chapter VI Piero, il Gottoso, part 3Chapter VII The Frescoes in the Chapel of the Medici PalaceChapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3Chapter VIII Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 1Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 2Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 3Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 4Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 5Chapter IX Lorenzo, the Magnificent, part 6Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 1Chapter X Pietro, the Unfortunate, part 2Chapter XI Interregnum, part 1Chapter XI Interregnum, part 2Chapter XI Interregnum, part 3Chapter XI Interregnum, part 4Chapter XII Giuliano (Duc de Nemours) and Lorenzo (Duke of Urbino)Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 1Chapter XIII Giovanni (Leo X.), part 2Chapter XIV The Twenty Months' Pontificate of Adrian VI.Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1Chapter XV Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2Chapter XVI Clarice de' Medici (Clarice Strozzi)Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 1Chapter XVII Giulio (Clement VII.), part 2Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 1Chapter XVIII Ippolito, Alessandro, and Margaret, part 2