www.pbs.org - Lorenzo de' Medici becomes a driving force of the Renaissance; monk Savonarola promotes fundamentalist purification of Florence after the death of Lorenzo de'...
www.pbs.org - Giovanni de' Medici becomes Pope Leo X in 1513 and begins to sell indulgences to restore papal funds; Martin Luther protests the selling...
www.amazon.com From a small Italian community in 15th-century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity...
Catherine de´ Medici (1519-1589) married Henry (1519 -1559), who later became king of France as: Henry II. He died after an accident and Catherine ruled...