143 Cosimus Medices Pater Patriae (1429 - 1464)
Sep 06, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
We finally get into the Medici in style with the man who is considered the founder of the family's great fortune and political dominance. We follow Cosimo de Medici as he slowly asserts his power over the Republic of Florence with careful internal and external political manoeuvring to form what some have called the "crypto-signoria" of the Medici, all the whole increasing theri vast wealth in the face of many perils.
