The Pazzi Conspiracy: Murder in Florence Cathedral

In 1478, a plot to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano unfolded inside Florence's Duomo during Easter Mass. This episode dives into the Pazzi Conspiracy: the rival banking family, the papal involvement of Pope Sixtus IV, the failed coup, and the brutal revenge that followed. We explore the motives of Francesco de' Pazzi and Archbishop Francesco Salviati, the botched attack that killed Giuliano but left Lorenzo wounded, and the savage lynching of conspirators that followed. Lucas and Luna discuss how the Medici emerged stronger, how the plot backfired, and why this event still echoes in Italian history. Drawing on contemporary accounts and recent scholarship, they unpack the tangled alliances between Florence, Rome, and the Kingdom of Naples, and consider what the conspiracy reveals about Renaissance politics. #PazziConspiracy #LorenzodeMedici #Florence #Duomo #Renaissance #Medici #Pazzi #PopeSixtusIV #Salviati #GiulianodeMedici #EasterMass #1478 #History #ItalianHistory #RenaissanceHistory #FexingoHistory #PoliticalIntrigue #AssassinationPlot Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo