House of Medici

Notable figures of the house

Ippolito de' Medici Medici

Archbishop of Avignon

1511 – 1535

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici Medici

Catholic archbishop

1470 – 1527

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Bernardo Antonio de' Medici Medici

diocesan bishop

1501 – 1552

Filippo de' Medici Medici

Archbishop of Pisa

1426 – 1474

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Guido de' Medici Medici

Catholic archbishop

1537

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Leonardo de' Medici Medici

diocesan bishop

1450 – 1528

Giuliano de' Medici Medici

Archbishop of Aix

1520 – 1588

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Carlo de' Medici Medici

cardinal-bishop of Ostia

1599 – 1666

Clement VII Medici

Roman Catholic Bishop of Eger

1478 – 1534

Leo XI Medici

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano

1535 – 1605

Pius IV Medici

Catholic archbishop

1499 – 1565

Ferdinando I de' Medici Medici

cardinal

1549 – 1609

The story of this house

# House of Medici The Medici line spans nearly nine centuries, with 121 individuals born between 1046 and 1909, predominantly rooted in Florence where 85 members were born. The family maintained remarkable continuity across this vast timeframe, though members occasionally appeared in other Italian centers including Venice, Milan, Urbino, and smaller towns. The average lifespan of 46 years reflects the historical period, with the longest-lived members reaching 91 years—a testament to the advantages available to this established household across generations. The universal Medici surname across all 121 individuals underscores the line's consistency and cohesion. While most family members were born in Florence, the scattered births in surrounding regions suggest some members' involvement in affairs beyond their home city. The data reveals a family of substantial longevity as an institution, maintaining presence and identity through the medieval period, Renaissance, and into the modern era, though individual lifespans remained constrained by the standards of their respective times.

Those who came before

1549–1609

1416–1469

1541–1587

1590–1621

1492–1519

1610–1670

1479–1516

1360–1429

1511–1535

1510–1537

1663–1713

1467–1498

1576–1621

1395–1440

1617–1675

1421–1463

1514–1548

1527–1598