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bernardo rucellai

bernardo rucellai , also known as bernardo di giovanni rucellai or as , was born in 1448 or 1449 and died on 7 october 1514 .
he was the son of giovanni di paolo rucellai -lrb- 1403 -- 1481 -rrb- and father of giovanni di bernardo rucellai -lrb- 1475 -- 1525 -rrb- .
he was married to nannina de ' medici , the elder sister of lorenzo de ' medici , and was thus uncle to popes leo x and clement vii , who were cousins .
oligarch , banker , ambassador and man of letters , he is today remembered principally for the meetings of the members of the accademia platonica in the orti oricellari , the gardens of his house in florence , the palazzo rucellai , where niccolò machiavelli gave readings of his `` discorsi '' .
