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Cosimo de' Medici

1389 - 1464

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Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth as a banker and intermarriage with other rich and powerful families. He was a patron of arts, learning, and architecture. He spent over 600,000 gold florins (approx. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cosimo de' Medici is the 19th most popular businessperson (up from 21st in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Italy (up from 334th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Businessperson.

Cosimo de' Medici is most famous for being the first of the Medici family to rule Florence.

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Among businesspeople, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 19 out of 847. Before him are Vince McMahon, Aristotle Onassis, Robert McNamara, Ingvar Kamprad, Jamsetji Tata, and Florentino Pérez. After him are Ferruccio Lamborghini, Bernard Arnault, Tim Cook, Fred Trump, William Boeing, and Jeffrey Epstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1389, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Isabella of Valois, John V, Duke of Brittany, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Philip II, Count of Nevers, Antoninus of Florence, and Zbigniew Oleśnicki. Among people deceased in 1464, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius II, and Nicholas of Cusa. After him are Rogier van der Weyden, Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zagan Pasha, Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, Blanche II of Navarre, Bernardo Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Catherine of Poděbrady, and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 284 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Celestine IV (1200), Scipio Africanus (-235), Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Luchino Visconti (1906), Vitus (290), and Pietro Perugino (1446). After him are Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Sergio Leone (1929), Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892), and Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Italy

Among businesspeople born in Italy, Cosimo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), Guccio Gucci (1881), Ettore Bugatti (1881), Giovanni Agnelli (1866), Flavio Briatore (1950), Piero Ferrari (1945), Massimo Moratti (1945), Michele Ferrero (1925), Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (1421), Adriano Galliani (1944), and Vincenzo Lancia (1881).

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