Lorenzo II de' Medici, duca di Urbino

Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [lo'r?ntso di 'pj??ro de 'm??dit?i]; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of France, while his illegitimate son, Alessandro de' Medici, became the first Duke of Florence.
Early life
Lorenzo was born in Florence on 12 September 1492, a son of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici and Alfonsina Orsini.[2] His paternal grandparents were Lorenzo the Magnificent and Clarice Orsini.[2] His maternal grandparents were Roberto Orsini, Count of Tagliacozzo and his wife, Catherine of San Severino.
Career
Lorenzo II became lord of Florence in August 1513, after his uncle, Giuliano de' Medici, handed over control of its government. Ambitious by nature, Lorenzo II, despite being appointed Captain of the Florentine militia, lacked patience with Florence's republican system of government and thus, in 1516, convinced his uncle, Pope Leo X to make him Duke of Urbino at the age of 24.[3] So began a conflict with the city's previous duke, Francesco Maria I della Rovere. During the protracted War of Urbino, Delle Rovere recaptured the city, only to have Medici — commanding a 10,000-man Papal army — in turn, retake the city. During battle, Lorenzo was wounded, which prompted him to retire to Tuscany. In September 1517, he regained Urbino via treaty; however, it remained under the Medici family's rule for only two years. In 1521 the duchy reverted to the Della Rovere family.[3]
On 13 June 1518, Lorenzo married Madeleine de la Tour, daughter of the Count of Auvergne.[4] The marriage produced a daughter, Catherine, in 1519. Catherine de' Medici went on to become Queen of France, via a marriage to the future King Henry II of France, arranged by the second Medici Pope, Pope Clement VII.[5]
Only 21 days after Catherine de' Medici's birth, Lorenzo II died, "worn out by disease and excess."[6] Thus his daughter Catherine was raised primarily by the Medici Popes, Leo X and Clement VII, and their surrogates.
Lorenzo II's tomb is in the Medici Chapel of Florence's Church of San Lorenzo. There is disagreement over which of the two tombs is Lorenzo II's. The received view is that Lorenzo'ss tomb that is adorned by Michelangelo's sculpture Pensieroso, which offers an idealized portrait of Lorenzo II, and that its companion piece, also sculpted by Michelangelo, represents Lorenzo II's uncle Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici. But historian Richard Trexler has argued that Lorenzo II, having been Captain of the Florentine militia, must be the figure holding the baton, symbol of military authority conferred by the Republic. Trexler also notes that the "Pensieroso" is holding a mappa, the symbol of military authority in ancient Rome, which would be an appropriate symbol for Giuliano di Lorenzo, who was appointed Captain of Roman forces. In sharing the same name with his illustrious ancestor, Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Duke's tomb is often mistaken for that of his grandfather.[7][8]
Famously, Niccolò Machiavelli dedicated his political treatise The Prince to Lorenzo to advise him of tactics to use to maintain his authority.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de%27_Medici,_Duke_of_Urbino
Lorenzo II de' Medici
Ruler of Florence
Reign 17 March 1516 – 4 May 1519
Predecessor Giuliano de' Medici
Successor Giulio de' Medici
Born 12 September 1492
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died 4 May 1519 (aged 26)
Careggi, Republic of Florence
Noble family Medici
Spouse(s) Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
Issue Catherine, Queen of France
Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (illegitimate)
Father Piero the Unfortunate
Mother Alfonsina Orsini
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• Links
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_de%27_Medici
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_di_Lorenzo_de%27_Medici
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsina_Orsini
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_de_La_Tour_d%27Auvergne
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_III_of_Auvergne
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_de_Bourbon-Vend%C3%B4me
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_de%27_Medici
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medici_Chapel
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• Lorenzo II de Medici, Duca di Urbino (1)
• M, #113660, b. 9 September 1492, d. 4 May 1519
• Last Edited=4 Jun 2010
• Lorenzo II de Medici, Duca di Urbino was born on 9 September 1492. He was the son of Piero II de Medici and Alfonsina Orsini. He married Madeleine de la Tour, daughter of Jean III de la Tour, Comte d'Auvergne and Jeanne de Bourbon, on 2 May 1518. A contract for the marriage of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duca di Urbino and Madeleine de la Tour was signed on 16 January 1517/18.3 He died on 4 May 1519 at age 26.
• He gained the title of Duca di Urbino.1 He held the office of Governor of Florence in 1513.4
• Child of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duca di Urbino and Madeleine de la Tour
  • 1. Catherine de Medici+ (1) b. 13 Apr 1519, d. 5 Jan 1589
• Citations
• 1.[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 67. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
• 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• 3.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 82. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• 4.[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 108. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
• From: http://thepeerage.com/p11366.htm#i113660
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• Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke d'Urbino1
• M, #80959, b. 12 September 1492, d. 4 May 1519
• Father Piero 'the Unfortunate' di Lorenzo de Medici, Lord of Florence2 b. 15 Feb 1471, d. 28 Dec 1503
• Mother Alfonsina d' Orsini2
• Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke d'Urbino was born on 12 September 1492 at Florence, Tuscany, Italy.2 A contract for the marriage of Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke d'Urbino and Madeleine de la Tour was signed on 16 January 1518.3,4 Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke d'Urbino died on 4 May 1519 at age 26; Died of syphilis.3
• Family Madeleine de la Tour b. c 1498, d. 28 Apr 1519
• Child
  • Catherine d' Medici+1 b. 13 Apr 1519, d. 5 Jan 1589
• Citations
• 1.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. II, Tafel 25.
• 2.[S13] Worldroots.com.
• 3.[S11569] Europaische Stammtafeln, by Wilhelm Karl, Prinz zu Isenburg, Vol. X, Tafel 95.
• 4.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. I, p. 82, notes.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2694.htm#...
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Lorenzo de Medici II Famous memorial
BIRTH 12 Sep 1492
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
DEATH 4 May 1519 (aged 26)
Careggi, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
BURIAL Basilica di San Lorenzo
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 91925610
Italian Nobility. Known for his belonging to the influential Medici family, for being grandson of Lorenzo known as the Magnificent and father of the Queen of France Catherine, he was Lord of Florence and Duke of Urbino from 1516 to 1519. In the period before his government the influence of the his family had significantly decreased, and yet, thanks to the political and military support of the Pontifical State and more precisely of the Popes Julius II and Leo X, he regained the dominion of the Tuscan Republic and the Umbrian Duchy. His tomb is considered one of Michelangelo Buonarroti's sculptural masterpieces, and his name served as inspiration for Machiavelli's essay, "the Prince."
Bio by: Lucy & Chris
Family Members
Parents
Piero "The Unfortunate" de Medici
1472–1503

Alfonsina Orsini
1472–1520

Spouse
Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
1498–1519

Siblings
Clarice de' Medici
1493–1528

Children
Alessandro "il Moro" de Medici
1510–1537

Catherine de Medici
1519–1589
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