Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici

The Medici who took the family big time, became Duke of Florence, then ruled all of Tuscany as Grand Duke

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Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici (1519–1574) started off simply as a second cousin on a lesser branch of the Medici family tree. He ended up transforming the Medici from Florence's foremost banking concern (and foremost citizen-leaders) into the official Dukes of Florence, later the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, and major players on the European scene.

He also took on the family mantle as a leading patron of the arts (Vasari, Cellini, Pontormo, Bronzino, etc.). He also built the Uffizi (as the family offices) and enlarged the Pitti Palace (the family shack).

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