The Medici Bank: How Money Funded the Renaissance

We trace the rise of the Medici family, from wool merchants to Europe’s financial superpower. Lucas and Luna explore how Cosimo de’ Medici used double-entry bookkeeping and international branches to fund artists like Brunelleschi and Michelangelo. We uncover the Pazzi Conspiracy, a deadly plot to overthrow their rule, and examine how their political influence shaped Florence during the height of the Renaissance. This episode looks at the intersection of finance, art, and power in 15th-century Italy. #MediciBank #CosimoDeMedici #LorenzoDeMedici #RenaissanceFinance #PazziConspiracy #DoubleEntryBookkeeping #FlorenceHistory #ItalianRenaissance #ArtPatronage #Brunelleschi #Michelangelo #Machiavelli #FlorinCurrency #PalazzoMedici #BasilicaSanLorenzo #PapalBanking #RenaissancePower #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo