House of Medici


 * Controlled Florentine politics
 * Catherine instituted the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
 * One member became pope after Charles V sacked Rome
 * The Pazzi Conspiracy failed to kill Giuliano and Lorenzo
 * Girolamo Savonarola usurped after one member's death
 * Supported a rebellion of lower-class artisans called ciompi
 * Austria took over in 1737
 * The House of Albizzi was an early opponent
 * Some members were "high standard bearers"
 * One member built Leghorn and secured the Maremma
 * One member relied on the popolani