Today In History - 10 April
Cosimo De Medici was born on 10 April 1389. He was the first member of Medici Dynasty that made the renaissance and took Europe out of darkness and modernised.
Medici family founded the biggest bank in 15th century and had a huge power. They had the administration of Florence city. They were fond of art, science and culture and started Italian renaissance with the other rich families. 5 Popes and 2 French Queens were members of this family.
They were very close to the painters Boticelli, Raphael and Da Vinci. Michelangelo lived with them for 5 years like a relative. Galileo gave private lessons to the family.
Astronomer, physician, engineer and mathematician Galileo discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter and called them Medici Stars even if they were renamed afterwards.
Medici family collected written literature from east, studied on Greek phylosophy and tried to widen humanity by the help of phylosophers around them.They spread Platoon's thoughts to Europe and made Homeros written.
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