Medici

Japanese: メディチ

A Florentine politician and wealthy man. He became head of the Medici family in 1429 and opposed the old family clans with the support of the emerging citizenry. He was temporarily exiled by his political opponents in 1433, but he used his wealth to control the city government and reigned as a de facto tyrant. While he sought to become wealthy by making huge loans to the Pope and princes, he also invested his own fortune in public works and the protection of arts and sciences, making Florence the center of the Renaissance. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title "Father of the Country" by the government.
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Medici

A wealthy man in Florence. Grandson of Cosimo de' Medici. While he displayed his political skills as the dictator of Florence, he also loved literature and art, and allowed Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli to visit his mansion. He contributed to making Florence the center of the Renaissance. He was called "Il Magnifico (the Great)." → Medici [family]
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Japanese:

フィレンツェの政治家・富豪。1429年メディチ家の当主となり，新興市民層の支持を得て旧門閥に対抗した。1433年政敵により一時追放されたが，財力で市政を牛耳り，事実上専制君主として君臨。教皇や君侯への巨額の貸付けで致富を図る反面，公共事業や学芸保護に私財を投じ，フィレンツェをルネサンスの中心たらしめた。死後政府より〈祖国の父〉の称号を追贈された。
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メディチ

フィレンツェの富豪。コジモ（C.de'メディチ）の孫。フィレンツェの独裁者として政治的手腕をふるう一方，文芸・美術を愛好し，レオナルド・ダ・ビンチやボッティチェリらを自らの屋敷に出入りさせ，フィレンツェをルネサンスの中心地とするのに貢献。〈イル・マニフィコ（偉大者）〉と称された。→メディチ［家］
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