Bianca de' Medici

Bianca de' Medici
An excerpt from a fresco in Magi Chapel, by Benozzo Gozzoli, purported to show Bianca in the middle, and her sisters Maria and Nannina to the left and right.
Detail of the Journey of the Magi, fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, sometimes thought to show Bianca between her sisters Maria and Nannina
BornBianca Maria di Piero de' Medici
10 September 1445
Republic of Florence
Died20 July 1505(1505-07-20) (aged 59)
Noble familyHouse of Medici
Spouse(s)Guglielmo de' Pazzi
IssueSixteen children
FatherPiero di Cosimo de' Medici
MotherLucrezia Tornabuoni
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Bianca Maria di Piero de' Medici (10 September 1445[1]– 20 July 1505) was a member of the de' Medici family, de facto rulers of Florence in the late 15th century. She was the daughter of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and sister of Lorenzo de' Medici, who succeeded his father in that position. She married Guglielmo de' Pazzi, a member of the Pazzi family. She was a musician, and played the organ for Pope Pius II and the future Pope Alexander VI in 1460;[2] she was a landowner.[3]

  1. ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 29.
  2. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 30.
  3. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 27.