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Averardo de' Medici

Averardo de' Medici

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Averardo de' Medici (1320 – 1363), also known as Everard De Medici or Bicci to disambiguate with his two homonymous ancestors, was the son of Salvestro de' Medici (1300, Florence – 1346, Florence; son of Averardo II de' Medici, 1270–1319), "il Chiarissimo" (English meaning "the fairest" for his complexion, or also interpreted as "the clearest") and the father of three children: Giovanni, Francesco, and Antonia. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici would become the first historically significant member of the Medici family of Florence and the founder of the Medici Bank.

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He was named after the legendary knight Averardo, from whom the Medici claimed descent. He was a second cousin of Salvestro de' Medici.

Children

  • Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici; married Piccarda Bueri.
  • Francesco de' Medici (d. 1402); married Selvaggia Gianfigliazzi and Francesca Balducci.
  • Antonia de' Medici; married Angelo Ardinghelli.

References

    • Brucker, Gene A. (1957). The Medici in the Fourteenth Century. Medieval Academy of America.
    • Lee, Alexander (2014). The Ugly Renaissance. Hutchinson.
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