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He became famous in the middle ages.
He was born into a wealthy banking family, and successfully led the Republic of Florence against attack, and helped the city prosper.
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....
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