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Cosimo de' Medici the Elder (Italian: Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici, Cosimo il vecchio) (September 27, 1389, Florence - August 1, 1464, Platonic Academy in Careggi) - Italian politician and banker, son of Giovanni de' Medici (1360-1429), the founder of the Medici dynasty, an active Florentine political figure, one of the outstanding statesmen of his time. De facto Doge of Florence in 1434-1464, although formally he only held the post of Gonfaloniere of Justice twice. That's right. Echo of Moscow. Historian Natalia Ivanovna Basovskaya tells the story. Please support our channel by subscribing. Leave your comments and follow our publications!