The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

A political, family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de'Medici finds himself at the helm of his supremly wealthy, banking dynasty family, when his father, Giovanni dies ...

Occupying the first and second floors of the U-shaped Palazzo degli Uffizi along the banks of the Arno River, the Uffizi Gallery was created by the Medici family at the end of the 16th century.

...Medici. This documentary explores Sandro Botticelli and his innate ability to transfer the lights and shadows of the Renaissance Florence Medici era into his works ...