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The Medici Family. H eads of the Medici. Cosimo de' Medici Piero I de' Medici Lorenzo I de' Medici Piero II de' Medici. Elected to Papacy. Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici Pope Leo X Giulio de’ Medici Pope Clement VII. Giovanni Angelo Medici Pope Pius IV
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Heads of the Medici Cosimo de' Medici Piero I de' Medici Lorenzo I de' Medici Piero II de' Medici
Elected to Papacy Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici Pope Leo X Giulio de’ Medici Pope Clement VII. Giovanni Angelo Medici Pope Pius IV Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici Pope Leo XI
Duke of Florence/Tuscany Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Queen of France Catherine de' Medici Marie de’ Medici
The Medici Bank “God’s Bankers” The Medici Bankcreated in Florence during the 15th century Most profitable business in Europe Partnership with the Catholic Church Collected 10% of earnings for the church
Filippo Brunelleschi Cosimo's patronage enabled architect Filippo Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the Florence Cathedral Invention of linear perspective