Bernardo Rucellai | |
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 Engraved portrait from L' Etruria Dotta, ossia raccolta d'elogj di toscani illustri nelle belle lettere e nelle scienze, Deca VI by Francesco Allegrini, Lucca 1786 | |
| Born | 11 August 1448 |
| Died | 7 October 1514 (aged 66) Florence, Republic of Florence |
| Nationality | Florentine |
| Other names | Bernardo di Giovanni Rucellai, Bernardus Oricellarius |
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| Children | 5, including Giovanni di Bernardo |
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| Relatives | Palla di Noferi Strozzi (maternal grandfather) |
Bernardo Rucellai (11 August 1448 – 7 October 1514), also known as Bernardo di Giovanni Rucellai or Latinised as Bernardus Oricellarius, was a member of the Florentine political and social elite. He was the son of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai (1403–1481) and father of Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai (1475–1525). He was married to Nannina de' Medici, the elder sister of Lorenzo de' Medici, and was thus uncle to Popes Leo X and Clement VII, who were cousins. Oligarch, banker, ambassador and man of letters, he is today remembered principally for the meetings of the members of the Accademia Platonica in the Orti Oricellari, the gardens of his house in Florence, the Palazzo Rucellai, where Niccolò Machiavelli gave readings of his Discorsi.[1]