Cosimo de Medici

Cosimo de Medici was one of Italy's most famous patriots and a shining example of the Order of Seneschals. Born into banking and politics, Cosimo was the son of Giovanni de Bicci, himself a shrewd and cunning businessman. 
Cosimo was a very successful banker, businessman, the personal banker to the Pope, a financier of the arts and sciences, and one of the staples of the Italian Renaissance. Under his wing, the Medici Bank was raised to the heights of history itself. 
== Facts: ==
-Cosimo de Medici is a controversial character. He spent great sums of his own money for the sake of his own country, financing maverick artists and architects, patroning the arts and humanities, and finishing the construction of the Florence Cathedral. And he was said to be the 'personal' banker to the Pope himself!
-However, Cosimo was also a shrewd businessman who enacted many secret deals, usurped power for himself, consolidated political actions under his direct supervision, and curtailed those he considered to be his enemies. While he never claimed to be the ruler of Florence, everyone basically agreed to recognize him as such and political appointments were made only after Cosimo was asked who should be chosen. 
-Cosimo de Medici was a powerful member of the Brotherhood of the Wolf. 
-Cosimo was and still is highly revered by the Theater of the Arts, thanks to his extensive bankrolling of Renaissance artists. 
== References: ==
-https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-de-Medici
-http://pbsinternational.org/programs/medici-godfathers-of-the-renaissance/
-http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057130/
Category:Brotherhood Of The Wolf
Category:Seneschal
Category:Art