Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492) was the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic in the time of the Italian Renaissance. He was known to Florentines as Lorenzo il Magnifico, Lorenzo the Magnificent....
In Italy, Lorenzo is a form of Lawrence laurel-crowned. In Spain, Lorenzo means laurence: From the place of laurel trees. Lorenzo was the name of Jessicas lover in Shakespeares The Merchant of...