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[[File:Murder_of_a_medici_princess.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|<i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195385837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0195385837&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7bac01d3ae1eedf93348fa8744d83c4b Murder of a Medici Princess]</i> by Caroline Murphy]]
Love them or hate them, [[How did the de Medici contribute to the Renaissance?|the Medicis ]] played an important role in Florence during the Italian Renaissance. They were patrons of the arts, politicians, bankers, and rulers. Some historians have argued that the Medicis helped foster the Italian Renaissance while others have pointed out they were little more than petty despots. Regardless, the Medicis were a fascinating and important family of unique and unusual characters. Here are some books that will help you understand them better.
Paul Strathern, <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844130983/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844130983&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=a398a7e529dca0fff02bd3e08ca6b25a The Medici—Godfathers of the Renaissance]</i> (London, Pimlico, 2005),
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Catherine Fletcher, <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019061272X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=019061272X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=a7974a24231c2cb9ed3c1f43e0f66b57 The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici]</i> (Oxford University Press, 2016)
Caroline Murphy here illuminates the brilliant life and tragic death of Isabella de Medici, one of the brightest stars in the dazzling world of Renaissance Italy, the daughter of Duke Cosimo I, ruler of Florence and Tuscany. Murphy is a superb storyteller, and her fast-paced narrative captures the intrigue, the scandal, the romantic affairs, and the violence that were commonplace in the Florentine court.
Isabella, in fact, conducted numerous affairs, including a ten-year relationship with the cousin of her violent and possessive husband. Her permissive lifestyle, however, came to an end upon the death of her father, who was succeeded by her disapproving older brother Francesco. Considering Isabella's ways to be licentious and a disgrace upon the family, he permitted her increasingly enraged husband to murder her in a remote Medici villa.
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