Lorenzino de' Medici

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Lorenzino de' Medici was a 16th-century Florentine nobleman best known for assassinating his cousin Alessandro de' Medici, the first Duke of Florence, in a politically motivated killing.

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Lorenzino de' Medici canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian nobleman
Renaissance person
assassin
human
associatedWith Duchy of Florence
Republican opposition in Florence
birthPlace Florence
causeOfDeath assassination
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence
cousinOf Alessandro de' Medici
deathPlace Venice
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Medici
linked to: House of Medici
givenName Lorenzo
historicalRegion Tuscany
influenced debates on tyrannicide in Renaissance Italy
killed Alessandro de' Medici
languageSpoken Italian
mannerOfDeath homicide
memberOf House of Medici
movement Italian Renaissance
nickname Lorenzino
nobleTitle Florentine nobleman
notableActionDate 1537 (assassination of Alessandro de' Medici)
notableEvent assassination of the first Duke of Florence
notableFor assassination of Alessandro de' Medici
notableWork Apologia (defense of the assassination)
occupation political assassin
partOf Florentine political conflicts
politicalAlignment anti-tyrannical
politicalMotivation opposition to Alessandro de' Medici's rule
portrayedAs traitor by some contemporaries
tyrannicide
portrayedIn historical literature about the Medici
relatedTo Medici family power struggles
relative Alessandro de' Medici
residence Florence
Venice
sexOrGender male
subjectOf biographical studies on Medici family politics
historical analyses of tyrannicide
timePeriod 16th century
victimWas first Duke of Florence
wrote Apologia

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Alessandro de' Medici killedBy Lorenzino de' Medici