Lorenzo de' Medici
E73120
Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine statesman, de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, and leading patron of Renaissance art and culture.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lorenzo de' Medici canonical | 36 |
| Lorenzo de’ Medici | 4 |
| Lorenzo il Magnifico | 3 |
| Lorenzo the Magnificent | 2 |
| Giuliano de' Medici | 1 |
| Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici | 1 |
| Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582403 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Lorenzo de' Medici Context triple: [Pope Leo X, father, Lorenzo de' Medici]
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A.
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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B.
Leonardo Bruni
Leonardo Bruni was an influential early Italian Renaissance humanist, historian, and chancellor of Florence, known for his Latin writings and for helping shape civic humanism.
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C.
Coluccio Salutati
Coluccio Salutati was a leading early Italian humanist and chancellor of Florence whose scholarship and political influence helped lay the foundations of Renaissance humanism.
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D.
Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte
Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte was an influential late 16th- and early 17th-century Italian cardinal, diplomat, and art collector best known for his early and significant patronage of the painter Caravaggio.
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E.
Fyodor Bruni
Fyodor Bruni was a 19th-century Russian-Italian painter known for his large-scale historical and religious works that became prominent in major imperial commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lorenzo de' Medici Target entity description: Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine statesman, de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, and leading patron of Renaissance art and culture.
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A.
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, later Pope Leo X, was a powerful Renaissance-era pope from the influential Medici family who played a key role in the politics and culture of early 16th-century Europe.
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B.
Leonardo Bruni
Leonardo Bruni was an influential early Italian Renaissance humanist, historian, and chancellor of Florence, known for his Latin writings and for helping shape civic humanism.
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C.
Coluccio Salutati
Coluccio Salutati was a leading early Italian humanist and chancellor of Florence whose scholarship and political influence helped lay the foundations of Renaissance humanism.
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D.
Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte
Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte was an influential late 16th- and early 17th-century Italian cardinal, diplomat, and art collector best known for his early and significant patronage of the painter Caravaggio.
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E.
Fyodor Bruni
Fyodor Bruni was a 19th-century Russian-Italian painter known for his large-scale historical and religious works that became prominent in major imperial commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banker
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human ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ poet ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1449-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Florence
ⓘ
Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Basilica of San Lorenzo
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| child |
Contessina de' Medici
ⓘ
Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Giovanni de' Medici
Giuliano de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici
Lucrezia de' Medici ⓘ Maddalena de' Medici ⓘ Piero de' Medici ⓘ
surface form:
Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Florence ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1492-04-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Careggi
ⓘ
near Florence ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Platonic Academy of Florence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1492 ⓘ |
| era |
Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| father |
Piero de' Medici
ⓘ
surface form:
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
|
| fullName |
Lorenzo de' Medici
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici
|
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Pazzi Conspiracy
ⓘ
surface form:
Pazzi conspiracy
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Medici ⓘ |
| mother | Lucrezia Tornabuoni ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| nickname |
Lorenzo de' Medici
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorenzo il Magnifico
|
| notableFor |
patronage of Renaissance art
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patronage of Renaissance humanism ⓘ political leadership in Florence ⓘ support of artists and scholars ⓘ |
| notableWork | Canzoniere ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Angelo Poliziano
ⓘ
Domenico Ghirlandaio ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Marsilio Ficino ⓘ Michelangelo ⓘ
surface form:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Sandro Botticelli ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence
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head of the Florentine Republic ⓘ head of the Medici bank ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Giuliano de' Medici ⓘ |
| spouse | Clarice Orsini ⓘ |
| startTime | 1469 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Florence ⓘ |
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Subject: Lorenzo de' Medici Description of subject: Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerful 15th-century Florentine statesman, de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence, and leading patron of Renaissance art and culture.
Referenced by (48)
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