The Medici of Florence, Italy The First Renaissance Family The House of Medici was an Italian...
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The Medici of Florence, Italy The First Renaissance Family • The House of Medici was an Italian merchant family that got rich through trading wool cloth. • They established the Medici Bank, the largest bank in Europe during the 15th century (1400s). • Through their wealth, they gained political power and became the ruling family of Florence, later dominating Rome and then Europe.
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The Medici of Florence, ItalyThe First Renaissance Family
• The House of Medici was an Italian merchant family that got rich through trading wool cloth.
• They established the Medici Bank, the largest bank in Europe during the 15th century (1400s).
• Through their wealth, they gained political power and became the ruling family of Florence, later dominating Rome and then Europe.