# House of Medici

The House of Medici (English: /ˈmɛdɪtʃi/ MED-itch-ee, UK also /məˈdiːtʃi/ mə-DEE-chee; Italian:) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of Tuscany, and prospered gradually in trade until it was able to fund the Medici Bank. This bank was the largest in Europe in the 1400s and facilitated the Medicis' rise to political power in Florence, although they officially remained citizens rather than monarchs until the 16th century.
In 1532, the family acquired the hereditary title Duke of Florence. In 1569, the duchy was elevated to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany after territorial expansion. The Medici ruled the Grand Duchy from its inception under the builder Cosimo I until 1737, with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici. The Medici produced four popes of the Catholic Church—Pope Leo X (1513–1521), Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) and Pope Leo XI (1605)—and two queens of France—Catherine de' Medici (1547–1559) and Marie de' Medici (1600–1610). The Medici's grand duchy witnessed degrees of economic growth under the early grand dukes, but was bankrupt by the time of Cosimo III de' Medici (r. 1670–1723).
The Medicis' wealth and influence was initially derived from the textile trade guided by the wool guild of Florence, the Arte della Lana. Like other families ruling in Italian signorie, the Medici dominated their city's government, were able to bring Florence under their family's power, and created an environment in which art and humanism flourished. The Italian Renaissance was inspired by the Medici along with other families of Italy, such as the Visconti and Sforza in Milan, the Este in Ferrara, the Borgia and Della Rovere in Rome, and the Gonzaga in Mantua.
The Medici Bank, from when it was created in 1397 to its fall in 1494, was one of the most prosperous and respected institutions in Europe, and the Medici family was considered the wealthiest in Europe for a time. From this base, they acquired political power initially in Florence and later in wider Italy and Europe. They were among the earliest businesses to use the general ledger system of accounting through the development of the double-entry bookkeeping system for tracking credits and debits.
The Medici family financed the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica and Florence Cathedral, and were patrons of Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Galileo, and Francesco Redi, among many others in the arts and sciences. They funded the invention of the piano, and arguably that of opera. They were also protagonists of the Counter-Reformation, from the beginning of the Reformation through the Council of Trent and the French Wars of Religion.

## History

The Medici family came from the agricultural Mugello region north of Florence, and they are first mentioned in a document of 1230. The origin of the name is uncertain. Medici is the plural of medico, meaning "medical doctor". The dynasty began with the founding of the Medici Bank in Florence in 1397.

### Rise to power

For most of the 13th century, the leading banking centre in Italy was Siena. But in 1298, one of the leading banking families of Europe, the Bonsignoris, went bankrupt, and the city of Siena lost its status as the banking centre of Italy to Florence. Until the late 14th century, the leading family of Florence was the House of Albizzi. In 1293, the Ordinances of Justice were enacted; effectively, they became the constitution of the Republic of Florence throughout the Italian Renaissance. The city's numerous luxurious palazzi were becoming surrounded by townhouses built by the prospering merchant class.
The main challengers to the Albizzi family were the Medici, first under Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, later under his son Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici and great-grandson, Lorenzo de' Medici. The Medici controlled the Medici Bank—then Europe's largest bank—and an array of other enterprises in Florence and elsewhere. In 1433, the Albizzi managed to have Cosimo exiled. The next year, however, a pro-Medici Signoria (civic government) led by Tommaso Soderini, Oddo Altoviti and Lucca Pitti was elected and Cosimo returned. The Medici became the city's leading family, a position they would hold for the next three centuries. Florence remained a republic until 1537, traditionally marking the end of the High Renaissance in Florence, but the instruments of republican government were firmly under the control of the Medici and their allies, save during intervals after 1494 and 1527. Cosimo and Lorenzo rarely held official posts but were the unquestioned leaders.
The Medici family was connected to most other elite families of the time through marriages of convenience, partnerships, or employment, so the family had a central position in the social network: several families had systematic access to the rest of the elite families only through the Medici, perhaps similar to banking relationships. Some examples of these families include the Bardi, Altoviti, Ridolfi, Cavalcanti and the Tornabuoni. This has been suggested as a reason for the rise of the Medici family.
Members of the family rose to some prominence in the early 14th century in the wool trade, especially with France and Spain. Despite the presence of some Medici in the city's government institutions, they were still far less notable than other outstanding families such as the Albizzi or the Strozzi. One Salvestro de' Medici was speaker of the woolmakers' guild during the Ciompi revolt of 1378–1382, and one Antonio de' Medici was exiled from Florence in 1396. Involvement in another plot in 1400 caused all branches of the family to be banned from Florentine politics for twenty years, with the exception of two.

### 15th century

Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (c. 1360–1429), son of Averardo de' Medici (1320–1363), increased the wealth of the family through his creation of the Medici Bank, and became one of the richest men in the city of Florence. Although he never held any political office, he gained strong popular support for the family through his support for the introduction of a proportional system of taxation. Giovanni's son Cosimo the Elder, Pater Patriae (father of the country), took over in 1434 as gran maestro (the unofficial head of the Florentine Republic).
The Medici additionally benefited from the discovery of vast deposits of alum in Tolfa in 1461. Alum is essential as a mordant in the dyeing of certain cloths and was used extensively in Florence, where the main industry was textile manufacturing. Before the Medici, the Turks were the only exporters of alum, so Europe was forced to buy from them until the discovery in Tolfa. Pius II granted the Medici family a monopoly on the mining there, making them the primary producers of alum in Europe.
Three successive generations of the Medici—Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo—ruled over Florence through the greater part of the 15th century. They clearly dominated Florentine representative government without abolishing it altogether. These three members of the Medici family had great skills in the management of so "restive and independent a city" as Florence. When Lorenzo died in 1492, however, his son Piero proved quite incapable of responding successfully to challenges caused by the French invasion of Italy in 1492, and within two years, he and his supporters were forced into exile and replaced with a republican government.
Piero de' Medici (1416–1469), Cosimo's son, was only in power for five years (1464–1469). He was called "Piero the Gouty" because of the gout that pained his foot and led to his death. Unlike his father, Piero had little interest in the arts. Due to his illness, he mostly stayed at home bedridden, and therefore did little to further the Medici control of Florence while in power. As such, Medici rule stagnated until the next generation, when Piero's son Lorenzo took over.
Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492), called "the Magnificent", was more capable of leading and ruling a city, but he neglected the family banking business, which led to its ultimate ruin. To ensure the continuance of his family's success, Lorenzo planned his children's future careers for them. He groomed the headstrong Piero II to follow as his successor in civil leadership; Giovanni (future Pope Leo X) was placed in the church at an early age; and his daughter Maddalena was provided with a sumptuous dowry to make a politically advantageous marriage to a son of Pope Innocent VIII that cemented the alliance between the Medici and the Roman branches of the Cybo and Altoviti families.
The Pazzi conspiracy of 1478 was an attempt to depose the Medici family by killing Lorenzo with his younger brother Giuliano during Easter services; the assassination attempt ended with the death of Giuliano and an injured Lorenzo. The conspiracy involved the Pazzi and Salviati families, both rival banking families seeking to end the influence of the Medici, as well as the priest presiding over the church services, the Archbishop of Pisa, and even Pope Sixtus IV to a degree. The conspirators approached Sixtus IV in the hopes of gaining his approval, as he and the Medici had a long rivalry themselves, but the pope gave no official sanction to the plan. Despite his refusal of official approval, the pope nonetheless allowed the plot to proceed without interfering, and, after the failed assassination of Lorenzo, also gave dispensation for crimes done in the service of the church. After this, Lorenzo adopted his brother's illegitimate son Giulio de' Medici (1478–1535), the future Pope Clement VII. Lorenzo's son Piero II took over as the head of Florence after Lorenzo's death. The Medici were expelled from Florence from 1494 to 1512 after Piero acceded to all of the demands of invader Charles VIII of France.
   In the dangerous circumstances in which our city is placed, the time for deliberation is past. Action must be taken... I have decided, with your approval, to sail for Naples immediately, believing that as I am the person against whom the activities of our enemies are chiefly directed, I may, perhaps, by delivering myself into their hands, be the means of restoring peace to our fellow-citizens. As I have had more honour and responsibility among you than any private citizen has had in our day, I am more bound than any other person to serve our country, even at the risk of my life. With this intention I now go. Perhaps God wills that this war, which began in the blood of my brother and of myself, should be ended by any means. My desire is that by my life or my death, my misfortune or my prosperity, I may contribute to the welfare of our city... I go full of hope, praying to God to give me grace to perform what every citizen should at all times be ready to perform for his country.

### 16th century

The exile of the Medici lasted until 1512, after which the "senior" branch of the family—those descended from Cosimo the Elder—were able to rule until the assassination of Alessandro de' Medici, first Duke of Florence, in 1537. This century-long rule was interrupted only on two occasions (between 1494–1512 and 1527–1530), when anti-Medici factions took control of Florence. Following the assassination of Duke Alessandro, power passed to the "junior" Medici branch—those descended from Lorenzo the Elder, the youngest son of Giovanni di Bicci, starting with his great-great-grandson Cosimo I "the Great".
Cosimo the Elder and his father started the Medici foundations in banking and manufacturing—including a form of franchises. The family's influence grew with its patronage of wealth, art, and culture. Ultimately, it reached its zenith in the papacy and continued to flourish for centuries afterward as Dukes of Florence and Tuscany. At least half, probably more, of Florence's people were employed by the Medici and their foundational branches in business.

#### Medici popes

The Medici briefly became leaders of Western Christendom through their two famous 16th century popes, Leo X and Clement VII. Both also served as de facto political rulers of Rome, Florence, and large swaths of Italy known as the Papal States. They were generous patrons of the arts who commissioned masterpieces such as Raphael's Transfiguration and Michelangelo's The Last Judgment; however, their reigns coincided with troubles for the Vatican, including Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation and the infamous sack of Rome in 1527.
Leo X's fun-loving pontificate bankrupted Vatican coffers and accrued massive debts. From Leo's election as pope in 1513 to his death in 1521, Florence was overseen, in turn, by Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Giulio de' Medici, the latter of whom became Pope Clement VII.
Clement VII's tumultuous pontificate was dominated by a rapid succession of political crises—many long in the making—that resulted in the sack of Rome by the armies of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1527 and rise of the Salviati, Altoviti and Strozzi as the leading bankers of the Roman Curia. From the time of Clement's election as pope in 1523 until the sack of Rome, Florence was governed by the young Ippolito de' Medici (future cardinal and vice-chancellor of the Holy Roman Church), Alessandro de' Medici (future duke of Florence), and their guardians. In 1530, after allying himself with Charles V, Pope Clement VII succeeded in securing the engagement of Charles V's daughter Margeret of Austria to his illegitimate nephew (reputedly his son) Alessandro de' Medici. Clement also convinced Charles V to name Alessandro as Duke of Florence. Thus began the reign of Medici monarchs in Florence, which lasted two centuries.
After securing Alessandro de' Medici's dukedom, Pope Clement VII married off his first cousin, twice removed, Catherine de' Medici, to the son of Emperor Charles V's arch-enemy, King Francis I of France—the future King Henry II. This led to the transfer of Medici blood, through Catherine's daughters, to the royal family of Spain through Elisabeth of Valois, and the House of Lorraine through Claude of Valois.
In 1534, following a lengthy illness, Pope Clement VII died—and with him the stability of the Medici's "senior" branch. In 1535, Ippolito Cardinal de' Medici died under mysterious circumstances. In 1536, Alessandro de' Medici married Charles V's daughter, Margaret of Austria; however, the following year he was assassinated by a resentful cousin, Lorenzino de' Medici. The deaths of Alessandro and Ippolito enabled the Medici's "junior" branch to lead Florence.

#### Medici Dukes

Another outstanding figure of the 16th-century Medici family was Cosimo I, who rose from relatively modest beginnings in the Mugello to attain supremacy over the whole of Tuscany. Against the opposition of Catherine de' Medici, Pope Paul III and their allies, he prevailed in various battles to conquer Florence's hated rival Siena and found the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Cosimo purchased a portion of the island of Elba from the Republic of Genoa and based the Tuscan navy there. He died in 1574, succeeded by his eldest surviving son Francesco, whose death without male heirs led to the succession of his younger brother, Ferdinando, in 1587. Francesco married Johanna of Austria, and with his consort produced Eleonora de' Medici, Duchess of Mantua, and Marie de' Medici, Queen of France and Navarre. Through Marie, all succeeding French monarchs (bar the Napoleons) were descended from Francesco.
Ferdinando eagerly assumed the government of Tuscany. He commanded the draining of the Tuscan marshlands, built a road network in southern Tuscany and cultivated trade in Livorno. To augment the Tuscan silk industry, he oversaw the planting of mulberry trees along the major roads (silk worms feed on mulberry leaves). In foreign affairs, he shifted Tuscany away from Habsburg hegemony by marrying the first non-Habsburg marriage candidate since Alessandro, Christina of Lorraine, a granddaughter of Catherine de' Medici. The Spanish reaction was to construct a citadel on their portion of the island of Elba. To strengthen the new Franco-Tuscan alliance, he married his niece, Marie, to Henry IV of France. Henry explicitly stated that he would defend Tuscany from Spanish aggression, but later reneged, after which Ferdinando was forced to marry his heir, Cosimo, to Maria Maddalena of Austria to assuage Spain (where Maria Maddalena's sister Margaret was the incumbent Queen consort). Ferdinando also sponsored a Tuscan expedition to the New World with the intention of establishing a Tuscan colony, an enterprise that brought no result for permanent colonial acquisitions.
Despite all of these incentives for economic growth and prosperity, the population of Florence at the dawn of the 17th century was a mere 75,000, far smaller than the other capitals of Italy (i.e., Rome, Milan, Venice, Palermo, and Naples). Francesco and Ferdinando, due to lax distinction between Medici and Tuscan state property, are thought to have been wealthier than their ancestor, Cosimo de' Medici, the founder of the dynasty. The Grand Duke alone had the prerogative to exploit the state's mineral and salt resources, and the fortunes of the Medici were directly tied to the Tuscan economy.

### 17th century

Ferdinando, although no longer a cardinal, exercised much influence at successive conclaves. In 1605, Ferdinando succeeded in getting his candidate, Alessandro de' Medici, elected Pope Leo XI. He died the same month, but his successor, Pope Paul V, was also pro-Medici. Ferdinando's pro-papal foreign policy, however, had drawbacks. Tuscany was overrun with religious orders, not all of whom were obliged to pay taxes. Ferdinando died in 1609, leaving an affluent realm; his inaction in international affairs, however, would have long-reaching consequences down the line.
In France, Marie de' Medici was acting as regent for her son, Louis XIII. Louis repudiated her pro-Habsburg policy in 1617. She lived the rest of her life deprived of any political influence.
Ferdinando's successor, Cosimo II, reigned for less than 12 years. He married Maria Maddalena of Austria, with whom he had his eight children, including Margherita de' Medici, Ferdinando II de' Medici, and an Anna de' Medici. He is most remembered as the patron of astronomer Galileo Galilei, whose 1610 treatise, Sidereus Nuncius, was dedicated to him. Cosimo died of consumption (tuberculosis) in 1621.
Cosimo's elder son, Ferdinando, was not yet of legal maturity to succeed him, thus Maria Maddalena and his grandmother, Christina of Lorraine, acted as regents. Their collective regency is known as the Turtici. Maria Maddelana's temperament was analogous to Christina's, and together they aligned Tuscany with the papacy, re-doubled the Tuscan clergy, and allowed the heresy trial of Galileo Galilei to occur. Upon the death of the last Duke of Urbino (Francesco Maria II), instead of claiming the duchy for Ferdinando, who was married to the Duke of Urbino's granddaughter and heiress, Vittoria della Rovere, they permitted it to be annexed by Pope Urban VIII. In 1626, they banned any Tuscan subject from being educated outside the Grand Duchy, a law later overturned, but resurrected by Maria Maddalena's grandson, Cosimo III. Harold Acton, an Anglo-Italian historian, ascribed the decline of Tuscany to the Turtici regency.
Grand Duke Ferdinado was obsessed with new technology, and had a variety of hygrometers, barometers, thermometers, and telescopes installed in the Palazzo Pitti. In 1657, Leopoldo de' Medici, the Grand Duke's youngest brother, established the Accademia del Cimento, organized to attract scientists to Florence from all over Tuscany for mutual study.
Tuscany participated in the Wars of Castro (the last time Medicean Tuscany proper was involved in a conflict) and inflicted a defeat on the forces of Pope Urban VIII in 1643. The war effort was costly and the treasury so empty because of it that when the Castro mercenaries were paid for, the state could no longer afford to pay interest on government bonds, with the result that the interest rate was lowered by 0.75%. At that time, the economy was so decrepit that barter trade became prevalent in rural market places.
Ferdinando died on 23 May 1670 afflicted by apoplexy and dropsy. He was interred in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, the Medici's necropolis. At the time of his death, the population of the grand duchy was 730,594; the streets were lined with grass and the buildings on the verge of collapse in Pisa.
Ferdinando's marriage to Vittoria della Rovere produced two children: Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro. Upon Vittoria's death in 1694, her allodial possessions, the Duchies of Rovere and Montefeltro, passed to her younger son.

### 18th century: the fall of the dynasty

Cosimo III married Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, a granddaughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. An exceedingly discontented pairing, this union produced three children, notably Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine, and the last Medicean Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gian Gastone de' Medici.
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, Anna Maria Luisa's spouse, successfully requisitioned the dignity Royal Highness for the Grand Duke and his family in 1691, despite the fact that they had no claim to any kingdom. Cosimo frequently paid the Holy Roman Emperor, his nominal feudal overlord, exorbitant dues, and he sent munitions to the emperor during the Battle of Vienna.
The Medici lacked male heirs, and by 1705, the grand ducal treasury was virtually bankrupt. In comparison to the 17th century, the population of Florence declined by 50%, and the population of the grand duchy as a whole declined by an estimated 40%. Cosimo desperately tried to reach a settlement with the European powers, but Tuscany's legal status was very complicated: the area of the grand duchy formerly comprising the Republic of Siena was technically a Spanish fief, while the territory of the old Republic of Florence was thought to be under imperial suzerainty. Upon the death of his first son, Cosimo contemplated restoring the Florentine republic, either upon Anna Maria Luisa's death, or on his own, if he predeceased her. The restoration of the republic would entail resigning Siena to the Holy Roman Empire, but, regardless, it was vehemently endorsed by his government. Europe largely ignored Cosimo's plan. Only Great Britain and the Dutch Republic gave any credence to it, and the plan ultimately died with Cosimo III in 1723.
On 4 April 1718, Great Britain, France and the Dutch Republic (also later, Austria) selected Don Carlos of Spain, the elder child of Elisabeth Farnese and Philip V of Spain, as the Tuscan heir. By 1722, the electress was not even acknowledged as heiress, and Cosimo was reduced to spectator at the conferences for Tuscany's future. On 25 October 1723, six days before his death, Grand Duke Cosimo disseminated a final proclamation commanding that Tuscany stay independent: Anna Maria Luisa would succeed uninhibited to Tuscany after Gian Gastone, and the grand duke reserved the right to choose his successor. However, these portions of his proclamation were completely ignored, and he died a few days later.
Gian Gastone despised the electress for engineering his catastrophic marriage to Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg; while she abhorred her brother's liberal policies, he repealed all of his father's anti-Semitic statutes. Gian Gastone revelled in upsetting her. On 25 October 1731, a Spanish detachment occupied Florence on behalf of Don Carlos, who disembarked in Tuscany in December of the same year. The Ruspanti, Gian Gastone's decrepit entourage, loathed the electress, and she them. Duchess Violante of Bavaria, Gian Gastone's sister-in-law, tried to withdraw the grand duke from the sphere of influence of the Ruspanti by organising banquets. His conduct at the banquets was less than regal; he often vomited repeatedly into his napkin, belched, and regaled those present with socially inappropriate jokes. Following a sprained ankle in 1731, he remained confined to his bed for the rest of his life. The bed, often smelling of faeces, was occasionally cleaned by Violante.
In 1736, following the War of the Polish Succession, Don Carlos was disbarred from Tuscany, and Francis III of Lorraine was made heir in his stead. In January 1737, the Spanish troops withdrew from Tuscany, and were replaced by Austrians.
Gian Gastone died on 9 July 1737, surrounded by prelates and his sister. Anna Maria Luisa was offered a nominal regency by the Prince de Craon until the new grand duke could peregrinate to Tuscany, but declined. Upon her brother's death, she received all the House of Medici's allodial possessions.
Anna Maria Luisa signed the Patto di Famiglia ("family pact") on 31 October 1737. In collaboration with the Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke Francis of Lorraine, she willed all the personal property of the Medici to the Tuscan state, provided that nothing was ever removed from Florence.
The "Lorrainers", as the occupying forces were called, were popularly loathed, but the regent, the Prince de Craon, allowed the electress to live unperturbed in the Palazzo Pitti. She occupied herself with financing and overseeing the construction of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, started in 1604 by Ferdinando I, at a cost to the state of 1,000 crowns per week.
The electress donated much of her fortune to charity: £4,000 a month. On 19 February 1743, she died, and the grand ducal line of the House of Medici died with her. The Florentines grieved her, and she was interred in the crypt that she helped to complete, San Lorenzo.
The extinction of the main Medici dynasty and the accession in 1737 of Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine and husband of Maria Theresa of Austria, led to Tuscany's temporary inclusion in the territories of the Austrian crown. The line of the Princes of Ottajano, an extant branch of the House of Medici who were eligible to inherit the grand duchy of Tuscany when the last male of the senior branch died in 1737, could have carried on as Medici sovereigns but for the intervention of Europe's major powers, which allocated the sovereignty of Florence elsewhere.
As a consequence, the grand duchy expired and the territory became a secundogeniture of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. The first grand duke of the new dynasty, Francis I, was a great-great-great-grandson of Francesco I de' Medici, thus he continued the Medicean Dynasty on the throne of Tuscany through the female line. The Habsburgs were deposed in favor of the House of Bourbon-Parma in 1801 (themselves deposed in 1807), but were later restored at the Congress of Vienna. Tuscany became a province of the United Kingdom of Italy in 1861. However, several extant branches of the House of Medici survive, including the Princes of Ottajano, the Medici Tornaquinci, and the Verona Medici Counts of Caprara and Gavardo. (see Medici family tree)

## Legacy

The greatest accomplishments of the Medici were in the sponsorship of art and architecture, mainly early and High Renaissance art and architecture. The Medici were responsible for a high proportion of the major Florentine works of art created during their period of rule. Their support was critical, since artists generally began work on their projects only after they had received commissions. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, the first patron of the arts in the family, aided Masaccio and commissioned Filippo Brunelleschi for the reconstruction of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence in 1419. Cosimo the Elder's notable artistic associates were Donatello and Fra Angelico. In later years the most significant protégé of the Medici family was Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564), who produced work for a number of family members, beginning with Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was said to be extremely fond of the young Michelangelo and invited him to study the family collection of antique sculpture. Lorenzo also served as patron to Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) for seven years. Indeed, Lorenzo was an artist in his own right and an author of poetry and song; his support of the arts and letters is seen as a high point in Medici patronage.
After Lorenzo's death the puritanical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola rose to prominence, warning Florentines against excessive luxury. Under Savonarola's fanatical leadership many great works were "voluntarily" destroyed in the Bonfire of the Vanities (February 7, 1497). The following year, on 23 May 1498, Savonarola and two young supporters were burned at the stake in the Piazza della Signoria, the same location as his bonfire. In addition to commissions for art and architecture, the Medici were prolific collectors and today their acquisitions form the core of the Uffizi museum in Florence. In architecture, the Medici were responsible for some notable features of Florence, including the Uffizi Gallery, the Boboli Gardens, the Belvedere, the Medici Chapel and the Palazzo Medici.
Later, in Rome, the Medici popes continued in the family tradition of patronizing artists in Rome. Pope Leo X would chiefly commission works from Raphael, whereas Pope Clement VII commissioned Michelangelo to paint the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel just before the pontiff's death in 1534. Eleanor of Toledo, a princess of Spain and wife of Cosimo I the Great, purchased the Pitti Palace from Buonaccorso Pitti in 1550. Cosimo in turn patronized Vasari, who erected the Uffizi Gallery in 1560 and founded the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno – ("Academy of the Arts of Drawing") in 1563. Marie de' Medici, widow of Henry IV of France and mother of Louis XIII, is the subject of a commissioned cycle of paintings known as the Marie de' Medici cycle, painted for the Luxembourg Palace by court painter Peter Paul Rubens in 1622–23.
Although none of the Medici themselves were scientists, the family is well known to have been the patrons of the famous Galileo Galilei, who tutored multiple generations of Medici children and was an important figurehead for his patron's quest for power. Galileo's patronage was eventually abandoned by Ferdinando II, when the Inquisition accused Galileo of heresy. However, the Medici family did afford the scientist a safe haven for many years. Galileo named the four largest moons of Jupiter after four Medici children he tutored, although the names Galileo used are not the names currently used.

## Main genealogical table

The table below shows the origins of the Medici:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 | Medico di Potrone *1046 ? †1102 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | Bono *1069 ? †1123 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | Bernardo *1099 ? †1147 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | Giambuono de' Medici *1131 ? †1192 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | Chiarissimo *1167 ? †1210 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bonagiunta *? †1226 | Bonagiunta *? †1226 | Bonagiunta *? †1226 | Bonagiunta *? †1226 | Bonagiunta *? †1226 | Bonagiunta *? †1226 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Filippo *? †? | Filippo *? †? | Filippo *? †? | Filippo *? †? | Filippo *? †? | Filippo *? †? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ugo *? †? | Ugo *? †? | Ugo *? †? | Ugo *? †? | Ugo *? †? | Ugo *? †? | | | Galgano *? †? | Galgano *? †? | Galgano *? †? | Galgano *? †? | Galgano *? †? | Galgano *? †? |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | Chiarissimo fl. 1253 | | | | | | | | | Ranieri *? †? | Ranieri *? †? | Ranieri *? †? | Ranieri *? †? | Ranieri *? †? | Ranieri *? †? | | | | | | | | | Averardo I fl. 1280 | Averardo I fl. 1280 | Averardo I fl. 1280 | Averardo I fl. 1280 | Averardo I fl. 1280 | Averardo I fl. 1280 | | | Scolaio fl. 1269 | Scolaio fl. 1269 | Scolaio fl. 1269 | Scolaio fl. 1269 | Scolaio fl. 1269 | Scolaio fl. 1269 | | | Galgano fl. 1269 | Galgano fl. 1269 | Galgano fl. 1269 | Galgano fl. 1269 | Galgano fl. 1269 | Galgano fl. 1269 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Filippo *? †1290 | Filippo *? †1290 | Filippo *? †1290 | Filippo *? †1290 | Filippo *? †1290 | Filippo *? †1290 | Ugolino *? †1301 | Ugolino *? †1301 | Ugolino *? †1301 | Ugolino *? †1301 | Ugolino *? †1301 | Ugolino *? †1301 | | | | | | | | | Giambuono *1260 †? | Giambuono *1260 †? | Giambuono *1260 †? | Giambuono *1260 †? | Giambuono *1260 †? | Giambuono *1260 †? | | | | | | | | | | | | | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | Averardo II *1270 †1319 | | | | | | | Arrigo *? †? | Arrigo *? †? | Arrigo *? †? | Arrigo *? †? | Arrigo *? †? | Arrigo *? †? | | | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 | Bonagiunta fl. 1278 |
| Arrigo *? †1348 | Arrigo *? †1348 | Arrigo *? †1348 | Arrigo *? †1348 | Arrigo *? †1348 | Arrigo *? †1348 | Bonino fl. 1312 | Bonino fl. 1312 | Bonino fl. 1312 | Bonino fl. 1312 | Bonino fl. 1312 | Bonino fl. 1312 | | | Cambio *? †~1356 | Cambio *? †~1356 | Cambio *? †~1356 | Cambio *? †~1356 | Cambio *? †~1356 | Cambio *? †~1356 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Alamanno *? †1355 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | Bernardo fl. 1322 | | | Lippo fl. 1306 | Lippo fl. 1306 | Lippo fl. 1306 | Lippo fl. 1306 | Lippo fl. 1306 | Lippo fl. 1306 | Giovenco *? †1320 | Giovenco *? †1320 | Giovenco *? †1320 | Giovenco *? †1320 | Giovenco *? †1320 | Giovenco *? †1320 | | | | | | | Conte fl. 1330 | Conte fl. 1330 | Conte fl. 1330 | Conte fl. 1330 | Conte fl. 1330 | Conte fl. 1330 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Salvestro *? †1346 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | Guccio *1298 †1315 | | | Ardingo fl. 1343 | Ardingo fl. 1343 | Ardingo fl. 1343 | Ardingo fl. 1343 | Ardingo fl. 1343 | Ardingo fl. 1343 |
| | | | | | | Bonino di Filippo | Bonino di Filippo | Bonino di Filippo | Bonino di Filippo | Bonino di Filippo | Bonino di Filippo | | | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Vieri *1323 †1395 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Salvestro *1331 ? †1388 | Bernardo di Giambuono | Bernardo di Giambuono | Bernardo di Giambuono | Bernardo di Giambuono | Bernardo di Giambuono | Bernardo di Giambuono | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | | | | | | | | | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Giuliano I *? †1377 | Conte di Averardo | Conte di Averardo | Conte di Averardo | Conte di Averardo | Conte di Averardo | Conte di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | Salvestro di Averardo | | | | | | | | | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vieri di Cambio | Vieri di Cambio | Vieri di Cambio | Vieri di Cambio | Vieri di Cambio | Vieri di Cambio | Salvestro di Alemanno | Salvestro di Alemanno | Salvestro di Alemanno | Salvestro di Alemanno | Salvestro di Alemanno | Salvestro di Alemanno | | | | | | | Francesco di Giovenco | Francesco di Giovenco | Francesco di Giovenco | Francesco di Giovenco | Francesco di Giovenco | Francesco di Giovenco | Antonio *? †? | Antonio *? †? | Antonio *? †? | Antonio *? †? | Antonio *? †? | Antonio *? †? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giuliano II *? †? | Giuliano II *? †? | Giuliano II *? †? | Giuliano II *? †? | Giuliano II *? †? | Giuliano II *? †? | | | | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| | | | | Giovenco *? †1447 | Giovenco *? †1447 | Giovenco *? †1447 | Giovenco *? †1447 | Giovenco *? †1447 | Giovenco *? †1447 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Bernardetto *1393 †1465? | Giuliano *? †? | Giuliano *? †? | Giuliano *? †? | Giuliano *? †? | Giuliano *? †? | Giuliano *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Pietro *? †? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Giovanni *? †1475? | Castellina Tornaquinci | Castellina Tornaquinci | Castellina Tornaquinci | Castellina Tornaquinci | Castellina Tornaquinci | Castellina Tornaquinci | | | | | Fantino fl. 1426 | Fantino fl. 1426 | Fantino fl. 1426 | Fantino fl. 1426 | Fantino fl. 1426 | Fantino fl. 1426 |
| Pierangelo *? †1464 | Pierangelo *? †1464 | Pierangelo *? †1464 | Pierangelo *? †1464 | Pierangelo *? †1464 | Pierangelo *? †1464 | | | Giovenco *? †1464? | Giovenco *? †1464? | Giovenco *? †1464? | Giovenco *? †1464? | Giovenco *? †1464? | Giovenco *? †1464? | | | Antonio fl. 1493 | Antonio fl. 1493 | Antonio fl. 1493 | Antonio fl. 1493 | Antonio fl. 1493 | Antonio fl. 1493 | Domenico *? †? | Domenico *? †? | Domenico *? †? | Domenico *? †? | Domenico *? †? | Domenico *? †? | Averardo fl. 1513 | Averardo fl. 1513 | Averardo fl. 1513 | Averardo fl. 1513 | Averardo fl. 1513 | Averardo fl. 1513 | | | | | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | | | | | | | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Lorenzo fl. 1490 | Giovenco *? †? | Giovenco *? †? | Giovenco *? †? | Giovenco *? †? | Giovenco *? †? | Giovenco *? †? |
| | | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Bernardo *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Giovanni *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | Raffaele *? †? | | | | | | | | | Bernardetto *? †? | Bernardetto *? †? | Bernardetto *? †? | Bernardetto *? †? | Bernardetto *? †? | Bernardetto *? †? | | | | | Galeotto *? †1528 | Galeotto *? †1528 | Galeotto *? †1528 | Galeotto *? †1528 | Galeotto *? †1528 | Galeotto *? †1528 | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Francesco *? †? | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 | Ottaviano *1482 †1546 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Averardo *1518 †1601 | Averardo *1518 †1601 | Averardo *1518 †1601 | Averardo *1518 †1601 | Averardo *1518 †1601 | Averardo *1518 †1601 | | | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | | | | | Nicolò * †1562 | Nicolò * †1562 | Nicolò * †1562 | Nicolò * †1562 | Nicolò * †1562 | Nicolò * †1562 | Lorenzo * †1568 | Lorenzo * †1568 | Lorenzo * †1568 | Lorenzo * †1568 | Lorenzo * †1568 | Lorenzo * †1568 | | | Francesco *1519 †1584 | Francesco *1519 †1584 | Francesco *1519 †1584 | Francesco *1519 †1584 | Francesco *1519 †1584 | Francesco *1519 †1584 | | | Ottajano | Ottajano | Ottajano | Ottajano | Ottajano | Ottajano |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | Ottaviano *1555 †1625 | | | | | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Giulio *? †? | Leone * †1596 | Leone * †1596 | Leone * †1596 | Leone * †1596 | Leone * †1596 | Leone * †1596 | | | | | Galeotto *? †? | Galeotto *? †? | Galeotto *? †? | Galeotto *? †? | Galeotto *? †? | Galeotto *? †? | | | Cosimo *? †? | Cosimo *? †? | Cosimo *? †? | Cosimo *? †? | Cosimo *? †? | Cosimo *? †? |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giulio *? †1626 | Giulio *? †1626 | Giulio *? †1626 | Giulio *? †1626 | Giulio *? †1626 | Giulio *? †1626 | | | Raffaele *? †1624 | Raffaele *? †1624 | Raffaele *? †1624 | Raffaele *? †1624 | Raffaele *? †1624 | Raffaele *? †1624 | Nicolò *? †? | Nicolò *? †? | Nicolò *? †? | Nicolò *? †? | Nicolò *? †? | Nicolò *? †? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Francesco *1585 †1664 | Francesco *1585 †1664 | Francesco *1585 †1664 | Francesco *1585 †1664 | Francesco *1585 †1664 | Francesco *1585 †1664 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leone *? †1650 | Leone *? †1650 | Leone *? †1650 | Leone *? †1650 | Leone *? †1650 | Leone *? †1650 | Averardo *? †1685 | Averardo *? †1685 | Averardo *? †1685 | Averardo *? †1685 | Averardo *? †1685 | Averardo *? †1685 | Giulio *? †1614 | Giulio *? †1614 | Giulio *? †1614 | Giulio *? †1614 | Giulio *? †1614 | Giulio *? †1614 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Filippo *? †1749 | Filippo *? †1749 | Filippo *? †1749 | Filippo *? †1749 | Filippo *? †1749 | Filippo *? †1749 | Francesco *? †1722 | Francesco *? †1722 | Francesco *? †1722 | Francesco *? †1722 | Francesco *? †1722 | Francesco *? †1722 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Pierpaolo fl. 1737 | Francesco *? †1766 | Francesco *? †1766 | Francesco *? †1766 | Francesco *? †1766 | Francesco *? †1766 | Francesco *? †1766 | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | Nicolò Giuseppe *? †? | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leone fl. 1759 | Leone fl. 1759 | Leone fl. 1759 | Leone fl. 1759 | Leone fl. 1759 | Leone fl. 1759 | Averardo *? †1808 | Averardo *? †1808 | Averardo *? †1808 | Averardo *? †1808 | Averardo *? †1808 | Averardo *? †1808 | Filippo fl. 1775 | Filippo fl. 1775 | Filippo fl. 1775 | Filippo fl. 1775 | Filippo fl. 1775 | Filippo fl. 1775 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Filippo *? †1821 | Filippo *? †1821 | Filippo *? †1821 | Filippo *? †1821 | Filippo *? †1821 | Filippo *? †1821 | Nicola *? †? | Nicola *? †? | Nicola *? †? | Nicola *? †? | Nicola *? †? | Nicola *? †? | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | Anna Maria Luisa *1756 †1797 | | | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Bindo Simone Peruzzi *1729 †1794 | Pierpaolo *? †? | Pierpaolo *? †? | Pierpaolo *? †? | Pierpaolo *? †? | Pierpaolo *? †? | Pierpaolo *? †? |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Peruzzi de' Medici | Peruzzi de' Medici | Peruzzi de' Medici | Peruzzi de' Medici | Peruzzi de' Medici | Peruzzi de' Medici | | |
This extract shows the branch that gave rise to the celebrated branch of the Medici descending from Giovanni "di Bicci", who founded the Medici fortunes:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) | Medico di Potrone (1046–1102) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | Bono di Potrone (1069–1123) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | Bernardo di Potrone (1099–1147) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | Giambuono de' Medici (1131–1192) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | Chiarissimo de' Medici I (1167–1210) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | Filippo di Chiarissimo de' Medici | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | Averardo de' Medici I (fl. 1280) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | Averardo de' Medici II (1270–1319) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | Salvestro de Medici (il Chiarissimo III) (1300–1346) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) | Giovenco de' Medici (died 1320) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | Averardo de' Medici III (1320–1363) m. Jacopa Spini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | Giuliano de' Medici (d. 1377) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360–1429) m. Piccarda Bueri | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | Antonio de' Medici (?–1398) | | | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | Damian de' Medici (1389–1390) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) (1389–1464) | | | | | | | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | Contessina de' Bardi (ca.1390–1473) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Elder) (1395–1440) m. Ginevra Cavalcanti | | | | | | | | | | | | | Antonio de' Medici | Antonio de' Medici | Antonio de' Medici | Antonio de' Medici | Antonio de' Medici | Antonio de' Medici |
| Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | Piero I de' Medici (the Gouty) (1416–1469) Lord of Florence | | | | | | | | | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1425–1482) | | | | | | | | | | | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | Carlo de' Medici (1430–1492) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | Giovanni de' Medici (1421–1463) m. Ginevra degli Alessandrini | | | | | | | | | | | | | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | Francesco de' Medici (?–ca.1440) | | | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Elder) (1431–1476) m. Laudomia Acciaioli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Giovanni de' Medici (ante 1444–1478) | Giovanni de' Medici (ante 1444–1478) | Giovanni de' Medici (ante 1444–1478) | Giovanni de' Medici (ante 1444–1478) | | | Maria de' Medici (1445–1472) m. Leonetto de' Rossi | Maria de' Medici (1445–1472) m. Leonetto de' Rossi | Maria de' Medici (1445–1472) m. Leonetto de' Rossi | Maria de' Medici (1445–1472) m. Leonetto de' Rossi | | | Bianca de' Medici (1445–1505) m. Guglielmo de' Pazzi | Bianca de' Medici (1445–1505) m. Guglielmo de' Pazzi | Bianca de' Medici (1445–1505) m. Guglielmo de' Pazzi | Bianca de' Medici (1445–1505) m. Guglielmo de' Pazzi | | | Lucrezia de' Medici (Nannina) (1448–1493) m. Bernardo Rucellai | Lucrezia de' Medici (Nannina) (1448–1493) m. Bernardo Rucellai | Lucrezia de' Medici (Nannina) (1448–1493) m. Bernardo Rucellai | Lucrezia de' Medici (Nannina) (1448–1493) m. Bernardo Rucellai | | | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent) (1449–1492) Lord of Florence m.(1) Clarice Orsini | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent) (1449–1492) Lord of Florence m.(1) Clarice Orsini | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent) (1449–1492) Lord of Florence m.(1) Clarice Orsini | Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent) (1449–1492) Lord of Florence m.(1) Clarice Orsini | | | Giuliano de' Medici (1453–1478) | Giuliano de' Medici (1453–1478) | Giuliano de' Medici (1453–1478) | Giuliano de' Medici (1453–1478) | | | Cosimo de' Medici (1452–1461) | Cosimo de' Medici (1452–1461) | Cosimo de' Medici (1452–1461) | Cosimo de' Medici (1452–1461) | | | | | | | | | | | Lorenzo the Popolano (1463–1503) Lord of Piombino m. Semiramide Appiani | Lorenzo the Popolano (1463–1503) Lord of Piombino m. Semiramide Appiani | Lorenzo the Popolano (1463–1503) Lord of Piombino m. Semiramide Appiani | Lorenzo the Popolano (1463–1503) Lord of Piombino m. Semiramide Appiani | | | | | | | | | Giovanni the Popolano (1467–1498) m. Caterina Sforza | Giovanni the Popolano (1467–1498) m. Caterina Sforza | Giovanni the Popolano (1467–1498) m. Caterina Sforza | Giovanni the Popolano (1467–1498) m. Caterina Sforza | | | | | Bernardetto de' Medici (died 1475) | Bernardetto de' Medici (died 1475) | Bernardetto de' Medici (died 1475) | Bernardetto de' Medici (died 1475) |
| Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) m. Jacopo Salviati | | | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | Piero II de' Medici (the Unfortunate) (1471–1503) Lord of Florence m. Alfonsina Orsini | | | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528) m. Franceschetto Cybo | | | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici (1475–1521) Pope Leo X | | | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | Luisa de' Medici (1477–1488) | | | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | Contessina de' Medici (1478–1515) m. Piero Ridolfi | | | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516) Duke of Nemours | | | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | Giulio de' Medici (1478–1534) Pope Clement VII | | | | | | | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | Averardo de' Medici (1488–1495) | | | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | Ginevra de' Medici m. Giovanni degli Albizzi | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | Ippolito de' Medici (1511–1535) Cardinal) | | | | | | | | | | | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | Pierfrancesco de' Medici (the Younger) (1487–1525) m. Maria Soderini | | | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati | | | Vincenzo de' Medici | Vincenzo de' Medici | Vincenzo de' Medici | Vincenzo de' Medici | Vincenzo de' Medici | Vincenzo de' Medici | | | Lorenzo de' Medici | Lorenzo de' Medici | Lorenzo de' Medici | Lorenzo de' Medici | Lorenzo de' Medici | Lorenzo de' Medici | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Giovanni Salviati (1490–1553) Cardinal | Giovanni Salviati (1490–1553) Cardinal | | | Lorenzo Salviati (1492–1539) | Lorenzo Salviati (1492–1539) | | | Lorenzo II de' Medici (1492–1519) Duke of Urbino | Lorenzo II de' Medici (1492–1519) Duke of Urbino | | | Madeleine de La Tour (ca.1495–1519) | Madeleine de La Tour (ca.1495–1519) | | | Clarissa de' Medici (1493–1528) m. Filippo Strozzi | Clarissa de' Medici (1493–1528) m. Filippo Strozzi | | | Elena Salviati (1495–1552) m.(1) Pallavicino Pallavicino m.(2) Iacopo V Appiani | Elena Salviati (1495–1552) m.(1) Pallavicino Pallavicino m.(2) Iacopo V Appiani | | | Battista Salviati (1498–1524) | Battista Salviati (1498–1524) | | | Luisa Salviati m. Sigismund de Luna | Luisa Salviati m. Sigismund de Luna | | | Bernardo Salviati (1508–1568) Cardinal | Bernardo Salviati (1508–1568) Cardinal | | | | | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | | | Lodovico de' Medici (Giovanni dalle Bande Nere) (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (Giovanni dalle Bande Nere) (1498–1526) | | | | |
| | | | | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | Francesca Salviati m. Ottaviano de' Medici | | | Piero Salviati | Piero Salviati | Piero Salviati | Piero Salviati | Piero Salviati | Piero Salviati | | | | | | | | | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | Piero Strozzi (1510–1558) | | | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | Laudomia de' Medici (?–1559) | | | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | Alamanno Salviati (1510–1571) | | | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | Lorenzino de' Medici (Lorenzaccio) (1514–1548) | | | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | Giuliano de' Medici (ca.1520–1588) Archbishop of Albi | | | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | Roberto Strozzi (ca.1512–1566) | | | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | Maddalena de' Medici (1523–1583) | | | | | | | | | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | Ottaviano de' Medici (1482-1546) m. Francesca Salviati | | |
| Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici (1535–1605) Pope Leo XI | | | | | | | | | | | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | Alessandro de' Medici (the Moor) (1510–1537) Duke of Florence | | | | | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | Caterina de' Medici (1519–1589) | | | | | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | Henry II of France (1519–r.1547–1559) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) Grand Duke of Tuscany | | |
| | | | | | | Bernadetto de' Medici | Bernadetto de' Medici | Bernadetto de' Medici | | | Giulia de' Medici (ca.1535–ca.1588) | Giulia de' Medici (ca.1535–ca.1588) | Giulia de' Medici (ca.1535–ca.1588) | | | Porzia de' Medici (1538–1565) | Porzia de' Medici (1538–1565) | Porzia de' Medici (1538–1565) | | | Francis II of France (1544–r.1559–1560) | Francis II of France (1544–r.1559–1560) | Francis II of France (1544–r.1559–1560) | | | Charles IX of France (1550–r.1560–1574) | Charles IX of France (1550–r.1560–1574) | Charles IX of France (1550–r.1560–1574) | | | Henry III of France (1551–r.1574–1589) | Henry III of France (1551–r.1574–1589) | Henry III of France (1551–r.1574–1589) | | | Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584) | Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584) | Francis, Duke of Anjou (1555–1584) | | | Francesco I de' Medici (1541–1587) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Francesco I de' Medici (1541–1587) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Francesco I de' Medici (1541–1587) Grand Duke of Tuscany | | | Claude (1547–1575) m. Charles III of Lorraine | Claude (1547–1575) m. Charles III of Lorraine | Claude (1547–1575) m. Charles III of Lorraine | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | Giulio de' Medici (ca.1533–1600) | | | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Alessandro de' Medici (1560–1606) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Philip II of Spain (1527–r.1556–1598) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Elisabeth of Valois (1545–1568) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Henry IV of France (1553–r.1589–1610) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany | Ferdinando I de' Medici (1549–1609) Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | Caterina de' Medici (?–1634) | | | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | Cosimo de' Medici (ca.1550–ca.1630) | | | Giuliano de' Medici | Giuliano de' Medici | Giuliano de' Medici | Giuliano de' Medici | Giuliano de' Medici | Giuliano de' Medici | | | | | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | Philip III of Spain (1578–r.1598–1621) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | | | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans (1607–1611) | | | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660) | | | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England | Henrietta Maria of France (1609–1669) m. Charles I of England |
| | | | | | | | | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | Angela/Angelica de' Medici (1608–1636) m. Pietro Altemps | | | | | | | | | | | | | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | Philip IV of Spain (1605–r.1621–1665) | | | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | Elisabeth (1602–1644) | | | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | | | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | Anne of Austria (1601–1666) | | | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | Charles II of England (1630–r.1660–1685) | | | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | Mary Henrietta Stuart (1631–1660) m. William II of Orange | | | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) | James II of England (1633–r.1685-88 –1701) |
This is the branch of Cosimo's brother, Lorenzo, called the "Popolano" Branch, which gave rise to the Grand-Dukes of Tuscany:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | Lodovico de' Medici (1498–1526) | | | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) | Maria Salviati (1499–1543) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562) | | | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | Cosimo I (1519–1574) Grand Duke 1569–74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Camilla Martelli (ca.1545–1634) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–r.1558–1564) |
| | | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | Bia de' Medici (1537–1542) | | | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | Maria de' Medici (1540–1557) | | | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | Isabella de' Medici (1542–1576) m. Paolo Giordano I Orsini | | | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | Giovanni de' Medici (1543–1562) Bishop of Pisa, Cardinall | | | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | Lucrezia de' Medici (1545–1561) m. Alfonso II d'Este | | | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | Pietro de' Medici (1554–1604) | | | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | Garzia de' Medici (1547–1562) | | | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | Antonio de' Medici (1548 – 1548) | | | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | Anna de' Medici (1553–1553) | | | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | Pietro (Pedricco) de' Medici (1546 – 1547) | | | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | Virginia de' Medici (1568 – 1615) m. Cesare d'Este | | | | |
| | | | | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | Johanna of Austria (1547–1578) | | | | | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | Francesco I (1541–1587) Grand Duke 1574–87 | | | | | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | Bianca Cappello (1548–1587) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | Christina of Lorraine (1565–1637) | | | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | Ferdinando I (1549–1609) Grand Duke 1587–1609 | | | | | | | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | Don Giovanni de' Medici (1563–1621) | | | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) | (Unnamed daughter) (1566–1566) |
| Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | Eleanor de' Medici (1566–1611) m. Vincenzo I Gonzaga | | | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | Anna de' Medici (1569–1584) | | | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | Lucrezia de' Medici (1572–1574) | | | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | Antonio de' Medici (1576–1621) | | | | | | | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | Eleanor de' Medici (1591–1617) | | | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) | | | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | Filippino de' Medici (1599–1602) | | | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) | | | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) | Charles II of Austria (1540–1590) |
| | | | | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | Romola de' Medici (1568–1568) | | | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | Isabella de' Medici (1571–1572) | | | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | Marie de' Medici (1575–1642) m. Henry IV of France | | | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | Philip de' Medici (1577–1582) | | | | | | | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | Caterina de' Medici (1593–1629) m. Ferdinando I Gonzaga | | | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) Cardinal Bishop of Ostia | | | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | Lorenzo de' Medici (1600–1648) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | Christine Marie of France (1606–1663) m. Victor Amadeus I of Savoy | | | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | Louis XIII of France (1601–r.1610–1643) | | | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | Gaston of Orléans (1608–1660) | | | | | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | Cosimo II (1590–1621) Grand Duke 1609–21 | | | | | | | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | Maria Magdalena of Austria (1589–1631) | | | | | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | Federico della Rovere (1605–1625) | | | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648) | | | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | Leopold V of Austria (1586–1632) | | | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–r.1619–1637) |
| | | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632) | | | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | Ferdinando II (1610–1670) Grand Duke 1621–70 | | | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | Vittoria della Rovere (1622–1694) | | | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | Gian Carlo de' Medici (1611–1663) Cardinal | | | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | Margherita de' Medici (1612–1679) m. Odoardo Farnese | | | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | Matteo de' Medici (1613–1667) | | | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) | | | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | Anna de' Medici (1616–1676) | | | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | Ferdinand Charles of Austria (1628–1662) | | | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | Leopoldo de' Medici (1617–1675) Cardinal | | |
| | | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | Cosimo de' Medici (1639–1639) | | | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | Cosimo III (1642–1723) Grand Duke 1670–1723 | | | | | | | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645–1721) | | | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | Francesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711) Cardinal | | | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | Philip William, Elector Palatine (1615–1690) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | Violante of Bavaria 1673–1731) | | | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | Ferdinando (III) de' Medici (1663–1713) | | | | | | | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667–1743) | | | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658–1716) | | | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | Philip William August, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1668–1693) | | | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673–1741) | | | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 | Gian Gastone (1671–1737) Grand Duke 1723–37 |

## Titles
### List of heads of the Medici

| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
| | Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici | c. 1360 | February 1429 | Son of Averardo de' Medici, founder of the Medici Bank |

#### Signore in the Republic of Florence

| Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
| Cosimo de' Medici (Pater Patriae) | 1434 | 1 August 1464 | Son of Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici who was not as prominently involved in Florentine politics, rather more involved in the financial area. |
| Piero I de' Medici (Piero the Gouty) | 1 August 1464 | 2 December 1469 | Eldest son of Cosimo de' Medici. |
| Lorenzo I de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent) | 2 December 1469 | 9 April 1492 | Eldest son of Piero I de' Medici. |
| Piero II de' Medici (Piero the Unfortunate) | 9 April 1492 | 8 November 1494 | Eldest son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Overthrown when Charles VIII of France invaded as a full republic was restored, first under the theocracy of Girolamo Savonarola and then statesman Piero Soderini. |
| Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici | 31 August 1512 | 9 March 1513 | Brother of Piero the Unfortunate, second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Elected to the Papacy, becoming Pope Leo X. |
| Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours | 9 March 1513 | 17 March 1516 | Brother of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici, third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. |
| Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino | 17 March 1516 | 4 May 1519 | Nephew of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, son of Piero the Unfortunate. Father of Catherine de' Medici, Queen consort of France. |
| Cardinal Giulio de' Medici | 4 May 1519 | 19 November 1523 | Cousin of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, son of Giuliano de' Medici who was the brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Elected to the Papacy, becoming Pope Clement VII. |
| Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici | 19 November 1523 | 24 October 1529 | Cousin of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, illegitimate son of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours. |

#### Dukes of Florence

| Portrait | Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
| | Alessandro il Moro | 24 October 1529 | 6 January 1537 | Cousin of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici, illegitimate son of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino or Pope Clement VII. Acting signore during imperial Siege of Florence, made Duke in 1531. |
| | Cosimo I | 6 January 1537 | 21 April 1574 | Distant cousin of Alessandro de' Medici, Son of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. dei Popolani line descended from Lorenzo the Elder, Brother of Cosimo de' Medici; also great-grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent through his mother, Maria Salviati, and his grandmother, Lucrezia de' Medici. 1569, he was made Grand Duke of Tuscany. |

#### Grand Dukes of Tuscany

| Name | From | Until | Relationship with predecessor |
| Cosimo I | 6 January 1569 | 21 April 1574 | |
| Francesco I | 21 April 1574 | 17 October 1587 | Eldest son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |
| Ferdinando I | 17 October 1587 | 17 February 1609 | Brother of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |
| Cosimo II | 17 February 1609 | 28 February 1621 | Eldest son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |
| Ferdinando II | 28 February 1621 | 23 May 1670 | Eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |
| Cosimo III | 23 May 1670 | 31 October 1723 | Eldest son of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |
| Gian Gastone | 31 October 1723 | 9 July 1737 | Second son of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. |

## Coats of arms

The origin of the Medici coat of arms is not recorded. One unproven story traces their ancestry to a knight of Charlemagne's, Averardo, who defeated a giant, Mugello. In reward, Charlemagne is said to have rewarded Averardo with the shield mauled by the giant, with the dents in the shape of balls, and the giant's lands in Mugello.
The simplest, though also unproven, theory suggests that the balls represented coins copied from the coat of arms of the Guild of Moneychangers (Arte del Cambio) to which the Medici belonged. That shield was red strewn with Byzantine coins (bezants). The number of balls also varied with time, as shown below. It has also been argued that these coins referenced the three coins or golden balls associated with St. Nicholas, particularly as the saint was invoked by Italian bankers as they took oaths.
As an Italian vocabulary word, "medici" means "medical doctors" and identifications with the family members as physicians may be found among their names as early as the eleventh century. Fanciful stories depict the images as pills or cupping glasses, a late-medieval medical instrument used to draw blood. Pills did not exist until much later and bloodletting was not a common practice at the time of the first Medici coat of arms. Art historian Rocky Ruggiero suggests plausibly however, that the images may represent whole ripe blood oranges that typically are grown in Italy. Although knowledge of vitamins did not exist at the time, the benefit of oranges for certain diseases was recognized and their association with recommendations by medical doctors suggests to Ruggiero that this likely is the imagery intended in the coats of arms for the Medici family.
Alternatively, it has been suggested that the Medici coat of arms was initially inspired by symbols drawn from Etruscan votive sculpture, examples of which feature an oval dome with balls (echoing the forms of the Medici shield), as well as six balls within a triangle (as found in the alternative, triangular version of the Medici emblem). This particular influence offers an explanation for the red hue of the Medici balls, the colour of the terracotta sculpture. It would also have reflected the family's interest in Etruscan art and culture. In addition, the notion of Etruscan votive sculpture would have chimed with the participation of the Medici in the religious custom of offering up votive statues, a practice that recalled the ancient Etruscan convention of donating sculptures in the hope of, or gratitude for, divine favour. Such favours would have included the wish for a strong and healthy family, both for the supplicant and their descendants.
* Old coat of arms of the Medici used by Giovanni di Bicci and Cosimo the Elder
* The intermediate coat of arms of the Medici, Or, six balls in orle gules
* The "augmented coat of arms of the Medici, Or, five balls in orle gules, in chief a larger one of the arms of France (viz. Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or) was granted by Louis XI in 1465.
* Great coat of arms of Medici of Ottajano
* Coat of Arms of the Grand-Duke of Tuscany
* Coat of arms of Medici popes
* Coat of arms of the Medici Cardinals
* Coat of Arms of Catherine of Medici, as Queen of France
* Coat of Arms of Maria of Medici, as Queen of France
* Achievement of the House of de' Medici