She was married in February 1488 to Jacopo Salviati.[3] She brought a dowry of 2000 florins to the marriage.[4] When her brothers were exiled from Florence, she was in a difficult spot, as Jacopo was a supporter of the new rulers.[5] In August 1497 she spent 3000 ducats to support a plot to return her brother Piero to power.[5] When it failed, the men participating in the plot were executed, but the Francesco Valori, leader of Florence, could not consider harming a woman.[5] She continued to work to build support for the Medici family, including negotiating the marriage of her niece, Clarice de' Medici (1493-1528), to Filippo Strozzi the Younger against the desires of the Florentine leaders.[6] When her brother, Giuliano returned to Florence in 1512, he asked the advice of his sisters on how he should restructure the government.[7]
In March 1513, her brother became Pope Leo X, and the Medicis held days of celebrations in Florence.[8] Lucrezia and her siblings gave gifts and money to crowds outside the family palace.[8] By 1514, Pope Leo had so drained the Vatican treasuries that he pawned the papal tiara (worth 44000 ducats) to Lucrezia and her husband.[9] Lucrezia began to have public disputes with her sister-in-law, Alfonsina Orsini, who was working to elevate her son, Lorenzo to Captain General and later Duke.[10] She and her husband preferred that a group rule Florence, rather than an individual.[11] Pope Leo appointed Lucrezia's son Giovanni a Cardinal in 1517.[9] Lucrezia managed his household and office for him from 1524, particularly while he was travelling as a Papal Legate.[12] She used that influence to help promote Medici causes in Rome.[13] Lucrezia was with Pope Leo when he died.[12]
In 1527, when the Medici were again exiled from Florence, Jacopo wound up a prisoner of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor along with Lucrezia's cousin, Pope Clement VII.[14] Lucrezia worked to gather a ransom and get her husband released.[15] She and her husband opposed Pope Clement's decision to marry their grand-niece Catherine de' Medici to the future Henry II of France, claiming that such an important Medici heir should marry within Italy.[12]
Jacopo died in 1533. Lucrezia outlived him by twenty years. Lucrezia's exact death date is unknown, but it is estimated that she died between 10 and 15 November 1553. She was 83 years old.
Patronageedit
In 1520, Pope Leo X asked her to help support convents in Florence.[16] She paid for a significant expansion of the convent of San Giorgio, funding new dormitories, cloisters, and workshops.[16] She built other chapels in 1530 in Rome.[16] She and Giovanni later worked together to pay for a chapel in Rome which would also serve as a resting place for the family.[16] In November 1520, she exchanged messages with Filippo Nerli and Niccolò Machiavelli about editing a biography of Alexander the Great.[17] She was a patron of Girolamo Benivieni.[18] Together, she and Benivieni petitioned her brother Pope Leo X to support their effort to bring the body of Dante Alighieri to his home town of Florence.[18]
Issueedit
By Salviati, she had eleven children, six sons and five daughters, some of whom were of great importance to the history of Renaissance Europe:
Lorenzo Salviati (Florence, 1492 - Ferrara, 1539), senator and patron
Piero Salviati, patrician
Elena Salviati (Florence, 1495 circa - Genoa, 1552), married the Marquis Pallavicino Pallavicino and second marriage to the Prince Iacopo V Appiani in Appiano
Caterina Salviati, married in 1511 Filippo Nerli, Florentine historical
Luisa Salviati, married Sigismund de Luna and Peralta
Francesca Salviati, married first to Piero Gualterotti (they had a daughter Maria who married Filippo Salviati) and second, in 1533, to Ottaviano de' Medici, by had a son Pope Leo XI
Tomas, Natalie R. (2003). The Medici Women: Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN0754607771.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lucrezia de Medici 1470 1553 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lucrezia Maria Romola de Medici 4 August 1470 between 10 and 15 November 1553 was an Italian noblewoman the eldest daughter of Lorenzo de Medici and Clarice Orsini 1 and mother of Maria Salviati and Giovanni Salviati 2 Her portrait was considered as a newborn as the baby Jesus in Our Lady of the Magnificat of Sandro Botticelli Lucrezia de MediciBornLucrezia Maria Romola de Medici 4 August 1470Republic of FlorenceDied15 November 1553 1553 11 15 aged 83 Noble familyMedici by birth Salviati by marriage Spouse s Jacopo SalviatiIssueGiovanni SalviatiLorenzo SalviatiPiero SalviatiElena SalviatiCaterina SalviatiBattista SalviatiMaria SalviatiLuisa SalviatiFrancesca SalviatiBernardo SalviatiAlamanno SalviatiFatherLorenzo de MediciMotherClarice Orsini Contents 1 Life 2 Patronage 3 Issue 4 Ancestry 5 References 6 SourcesLife editShe was married in February 1488 to Jacopo Salviati 3 She brought a dowry of 2000 florins to the marriage 4 When her brothers were exiled from Florence she was in a difficult spot as Jacopo was a supporter of the new rulers 5 In August 1497 she spent 3000 ducats to support a plot to return her brother Piero to power 5 When it failed the men participating in the plot were executed but the Francesco Valori leader of Florence could not consider harming a woman 5 She continued to work to build support for the Medici family including negotiating the marriage of her niece Clarice de Medici 1493 1528 to Filippo Strozzi the Younger against the desires of the Florentine leaders 6 When her brother Giuliano returned to Florence in 1512 he asked the advice of his sisters on how he should restructure the government 7 In March 1513 her brother became Pope Leo X and the Medicis held days of celebrations in Florence 8 Lucrezia and her siblings gave gifts and money to crowds outside the family palace 8 By 1514 Pope Leo had so drained the Vatican treasuries that he pawned the papal tiara worth 44000 ducats to Lucrezia and her husband 9 Lucrezia began to have public disputes with her sister in law Alfonsina Orsini who was working to elevate her son Lorenzo to Captain General and later Duke 10 She and her husband preferred that a group rule Florence rather than an individual 11 Pope Leo appointed Lucrezia s son Giovanni a Cardinal in 1517 9 Lucrezia managed his household and office for him from 1524 particularly while he was travelling as a Papal Legate 12 She used that influence to help promote Medici causes in Rome 13 Lucrezia was with Pope Leo when he died 12 In 1527 when the Medici were again exiled from Florence Jacopo wound up a prisoner of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor along with Lucrezia s cousin Pope Clement VII 14 Lucrezia worked to gather a ransom and get her husband released 15 She and her husband opposed Pope Clement s decision to marry their grand niece Catherine de Medici to the future Henry II of France claiming that such an important Medici heir should marry within Italy 12 Jacopo died in 1533 Lucrezia outlived him by twenty years Lucrezia s exact death date is unknown but it is estimated that she died between 10 and 15 November 1553 She was 83 years old Patronage editIn 1520 Pope Leo X asked her to help support convents in Florence 16 She paid for a significant expansion of the convent of San Giorgio funding new dormitories cloisters and workshops 16 She built other chapels in 1530 in Rome 16 She and Giovanni later worked together to pay for a chapel in Rome which would also serve as a resting place for the family 16 In November 1520 she exchanged messages with Filippo Nerli and Niccolo Machiavelli about editing a biography of Alexander the Great 17 She was a patron of Girolamo Benivieni 18 Together she and Benivieni petitioned her brother Pope Leo X to support their effort to bring the body of Dante Alighieri to his home town of Florence 18 Issue editBy Salviati she had eleven children six sons and five daughters some of whom were of great importance to the history of Renaissance Europe Cardinal Giovanni Salviati Florence 1490 Ravenna 1553 Lorenzo Salviati Florence 1492 Ferrara 1539 senator and patron Piero Salviati patrician Elena Salviati Florence 1495 circa Genoa 1552 married the Marquis Pallavicino Pallavicino and second marriage to the Prince Iacopo V Appiani in Appiano Caterina Salviati married in 1511 Filippo Nerli Florentine historical Baptist Salviati 1498 1524 Maria Salviati 1499 1543 married to Lodovico de Medici This marriage united the main branch and Popolano branch of the Medici family His son Cosimo I was named to lead Florence after the death of Duke Alessandro de Medici Luisa Salviati married Sigismund de Luna and Peralta Francesca Salviati married first to Piero Gualterotti they had a daughter Maria who married Filippo Salviati and second in 1533 to Ottaviano de Medici by had a son Pope Leo XI Bernardo Salviati Florence 1505 1508 Rome 1568 knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem served Catherine de Medici in France 1561 Cardinal Alamanno 1510 1571 patricianAncestry editAncestors of Lucrezia de Medici 1470 1553 16 Giovanni de Medici8 Cosimo de Medici17 Piccarda Bueri4 Piero the Gouty18 Alessandro de Bardi9 Contessina de Bardi2 Lorenzo de Medici20 Simone Tornabuoni10 Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni5 Lucrezia Tornabuoni22 Niccolo Guicciardini11 Nanna di Niccolo di Luigi Guicciardini1 Lucrezia de Medici24 Francesco Orsini Lord of Monterotondo12 Orso Orsini Lord of Monterotondo25 Costanza Annibaldeschi6 Jacopo Orsini Lord of Monterotondo13 Lucrezia Conti3 Clarissa Orsini28 Giovanni Orsini Lord of Bracciano14 Carlo Orsini Lord of Bracciano29 Bartolomea Spinelli7 Maddalena Orsini30 Giacomo Orsini Count of Tagliacozzo15 Paola Orsini31 Isabella MarzanoReferences edit Tomas 2003 p 7 Tomas 2003 p 5 Tomas 2003 p 21 Tomas 2003 p 20 a b c Tomas 2003 p 109 Tomas 2003 p 112 Tomas 2003 p 115 a b Tomas 2003 p 126 a b Tomas 2003 p 130 Tomas 2003 p 132 133 Tomas 2003 p 133 134 a b c Tomas 2003 p 141 Tomas 2003 p 5 142 Tomas 2003 p 116 Tomas 2003 p 117 a b c d Tomas 2003 p 88 Tomas 2003 p 94 95 a b Tomas 2003 p 95 Sources editTomas Natalie R 2003 The Medici Women Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence Aldershot Ashgate ISBN 0754607771 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucrezia de 27 Medici 1470 1553 amp oldid 1186577466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
