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Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici

1360 - 1429

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Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (c. 1360 – February 1429) was an Italian banker and founder of the Medici Bank. While other members of the Medici family, such as Chiarissimo di Giambuono de' Medici, who served in the Signoria of Florence in 1401, and Salvestro de' Medici, who was implicated in the Ciompi Revolt of 1378, are of historical interest, it was Giovanni's founding of the family bank that truly initiated the family's rise to power in Florence. He was the father of Cosimo de' Medici and of Lorenzo the Elder; grandfather of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici; great-grandfather of Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent); and the great-great-great-grandfather of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici is the 129th most popular nobleman (up from 133rd in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 761st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici is most famous for founding the Medici Bank, which was one of the largest and most successful banks in Europe during the 15th century.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ranks 129 out of 1,415. Before him are Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Ramesses VI, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jasper Tudor, and Élisabeth of France. After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Isabella I of Jerusalem, Ramesses V, Claude of France, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1360, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ranks 4. Before him are Jan Žižka, Yongle Emperor, and Andrei Rublev. After him are Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Cennino Cennini, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Joseph II of Constantinople, Klaus Störtebeker, and Dorotea Bucca. Among people deceased in 1429, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ranks 1. After him are Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Cymburgis of Masovia, Jean Gerson, Heinrich von Plauen, Alexios IV of Trebizond, Margaret of Prades, and Carlo I Tocco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ranks 703 out of 5,161. Before him are Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), and Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154). After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), and Titus Tatius (-800).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ranks 12. Before him are Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771). After him are Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Gaius Caesar (-20), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), and Maria Goretti (1890).

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