[[File:Medici Three.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Cosimo De Medici]]
This article will discuss What were the contribution contributions of the de Medici family to the Renaissance in Italy in during the fifteenth century. ? The de Medici Medicis were the effective rulers of the Florentine Republic in the 15th century and they later became the ruling house of Florence in the 16th and 17th century. The family, especially in the fifteenth century made a decisive contribution to the Renaissance in Italy. This was through their patronage of the arts in their native Florence and their policies that favored peace and stability in Italy all shaped the Renaissance. The work will argue that the de Medici Medicis made a real and telling contribution to the arts, politics and stability of Italy and in this way, they encouraged the cultural flourishing that became known as the Renaissance.
