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Giovanni di Bicci

Florentine statesman

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history of Florence

  • Italy
    In Italy: Florence of Italy

    …family’s fortune was laid by Giovanni di Bicci (1360–1429), who founded the Medici bank and in 1422 was appointed as banker to the papacy. His son Cosimo, who dominated the reggimento (principal patrician families) from 1434, united his vast financial resources with a keen intelligence. His natural simplicity of manner…

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