This Day In History: Aug. 1, 1464 — Cosimo de’Medici, Florentine Patriarch, dies
August 1st, 2008 at 8:59 am

Cosimo was the first real power patriarch of the Medici; his patronage allowed the Brunelleschi dome to be completed (1436) and supported Donatello, Lippi, Michaelangelo and many others. He ruled Florence from behind the scenes for over 30 years. Watch the whole Medici series online.

The Medici: The PBS Series:

    * Watch the episode about Cosimo de’Medici, ‘Birth of a Dynasty’, the first in the four-part series.
    * Read more about the Medicis on the PBS site.
    * See all 4 parts of The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance.
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