Medici, GGde' (English spelling) MediciGGde

...An Italian financial conglomerate that flourished in Florence from the 15th to the 18th centuries (see image). It is also known as a family that was a patron of Renaissance art. The foundation of the Medici family's prosperity was laid by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, who established a bank and developed it into a first-class bank by leveraging commercial transactions with the Papal Court. However, it was under the successor, Cosimo (C. de' Medici), that the Medici family took control of Florence. Cosimo opened many branches overseas, including in Avignon and London, and actively took advantage of the political situation to build up enormous wealth, and the Medici bank grew into one of the largest banks in Europe. ...

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…15～18世紀にフィレンツェを中心に栄えたイタリアの財閥（図）。ルネサンス芸術の保護者の家系としても知られる。メディチ家繁栄の基礎を置いたのはジョバンニ･ディ･ビッチ･デ･メディチGiovanni di Bicci de’ Mediciで，彼は銀行を興し，教皇庁との商取引をてこにこれを一流に育てた。しかしメディチ家がフィレンツェに君臨するのは次のコジモ(C.de’メディチ)の代で，コジモはアビニョン，ロンドンなど国外に多くの支店を出し，政治状況を積極的に利用して莫大な富を築き，メディチ銀行はヨーロッパ屈指の大銀行に成長した。…

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