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Cosimo de’ Medici was an Italian banker and statesman. He was also known as Cosimo the Elder and/or Cosimo il Vecchio. He was the first member of his family to rule Florence.
Cosimo commissioned the first ever complete translation of the complete works of Plato.
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1389 – He is born in Florence
1415 – He accompanies Antipope John XXIII at the Council of Constance
1415 – He is named “Priore of the Republic of Florence”
c.1415 – He marries Contessina de’ Bardi
1429 – His father dies
1433 – He is imprisoned and then expelled from Florence
1434 – He becomes the ruler of Florence
1439 – He plays an important role in persuading Pope Eugene IV to move the Ecumenical Council of Ferrara to Florence
1444 – He founds the first public library in Florence
1445 – He establishes a Platonic Academy in Florence
1464 – He dies near Florence
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References;
(1) – https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/cosimo_de%27_medici
(2) – https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100146983
(3) – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-de-Medici
(4) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosimo_de%27_Medici
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