#ginevra cavalcanti

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

Gianozzo [Cavalcanti] was around a decade younger than his uncle, the Archbishop, and he had not reached legal age by the time of his father’s death. In 1433, his two brothers, Amerigo and Niccolò, as well as their mother lived in three separate households. Gianozzo remained with a thirteen-year-old girl, named Brigida, who was probably his wife. The document provides very little information about any kind of business activity in which he might have been involved. Similarly, we do not find any firm registered under his name in the 1433 Catasto, despite the business he conducted with his in-laws, Tommaso di Domenico Borghini and Lorenzo di Giovanni de’Medici (1395-1440). The marriage of Gianozzo’s sister Ginevra and Lorenzo brought to the Medici a property located on the ground floor of the Cavalcanti palace, near the Mercato Nuovo. The Medici consequently turned the property into the Medici Tavola. Similarly, Tommaso Borghini by his marriage with Gianozzo’s other sister, Lena, received a warehouse from the Cavalcanti. By 1427, the three men had already been running a company together, with branches both in Florence and in Venice.78 In March 1425, the firm may have already been operating, when Gianozzo and another Florentine merchant, named Filippo d’Amerigo Frescobaldi, signed a limited liability contract (accomandita) with Tommaso Borghini to take a load of silk textiles to the Hungarian royal court.

Excerpt from "The Core of the Network: Friends of Blood and Marriage," Network and Migration in Early Renaissance Florence, 1378-1433, by Katalin Prajda.

"...to take a load of silk textiles to the Hungarian royal court." And thus began the drama of Gianozzo, relative of our Marsilio's Giovanni, who ended up in jail in Hungary due to dodgy, dodgy business dealings.

Love this family.

[jacopocioni]

Famiglia Sassetti seconda parte

Figlie di Sassetti SECONDA PARTE DONNE USCITE DI CASA SASSETTI Con i loro matrimoni hanno aggiunto quarti di nobiltà ad una antica nobile casata - Filippa o Lippa Sassetti, fu moglie di Bernardo Anselmi nel 1350 o circa; - Bartolomea di Sinibaldo di Ghino Sassetti, fu moglie Bartolomeo Lamberti nel 1350 o circa; - Niccolosa di Neri di Manfredi Sassetti, fu moglie di Adriano de Rossi nel 1310, o vel circa (significa che Neri e Manfredi si datano almeno al 1250); - Lisabetta di Federigo di Pierozzo Sassetti, fu moglie di Filippo Anselmi nel 1350, o vel circa; - Betta di Federigo detto, fu moglie di Nofferi degli Atti in detto tempo; - Maria di Federigo detto, fu moglie di Giovanni Ambrogi in detto tempo; - Masa di Federigo suddetto, fu moglie di Simone Cenni in detto tempo, anzi nel 1320 o circa (anche Federigo di Pierozzo si datano almeno al 1260); - Lena di Bernardo di Alessandro Sassetti, fu moglie di Filippo Tolosini, e poi di Iacopo Covoni nel 1360 o circa (Bernardo può essere collocato almeno al 1290); - Bandecca di Lapo di Sassetto Sassetti, fu moglie del Corbo Pucci nel 1360, o vel circa (quindi Lapo e Sassetto si collocano al 1250); - Sandra di Alessandro Federigo Sassetti, fu moglie di Cambio Arrighi, e poi di Beltozzo Bartoli nel 1360 o circa; - Fiondina di Pellaio di Sassettino Sassetti, fu moglie di Talamo Adimari nel 1400, o vel circa; - Una figliola di Federigo di Sassetta Sassetti, che non si è trovato il nome fu moglie di Messer Filippo Cavalcanti nel 1300 in circa; - Una figliola di Federigo di Pierozzo di Federigo, che non si trova il nome, fu moglie di Gregorio Tornaquinci nel 1340 circa; - Sandra di Gio. Di Lapo Sassetti, moglie di Francesco Buonomini, detto Morello, nel 1360, o vel circa; - Ginevra di Tommaso di Federigo Sassetti, moglie di Domenico Zecchini l’anno 1420, o vel circa; - Caterina di Tommaso suddetto, moglie di Paolo Bomboni in detto tempo; - Antonia di Gentile di Bartolomeo Sassetti, moglie di Minerbetti nel 1490, o vel circa; Bartolomea di Gentile suddetto, moglie di de’ Rossi, nel suddetto tempo; Manimetta di Gentile suddetto, moglie di Acciaioli, nel suddetto tempo; Filippa di Federigo di Tommaso Sassetti, moglie di Benedetto Alberti nel 1490, o vel circa; Cammilla di Federigo suddetto, moglie di Lorenzo Strozzi, nel suddetto tempo; Fiammetta di Federigo di Tommaso, fu moglie di Simone Folchi, nel 1490 in circa; Lena di Reda di Alessandro Sassetti, fu moglie di Marco Arrighi nel 1320 in circa; Lena di Tommaso di Federigo Sassetti, fu moglie di Bartolini nel 1420, o circa; - Vaggia di Francesco di Tommaso Sasselli, fu moglie nel 1480 in circa, di Antonio Carnesecchi; - Lisabetta di Francesco suddetto nel medesimo tempo, fu moglie di Giambattista de’ Nerli, e poi d’Antonio Gualterotti;  - Sibilla di Francesco suddetto, fu moglie in detto tempo d’Antonio Pucci;  - Violante di Francesco suddetto, nel tempo medesimo fu moglie di Neri Capponi;  - Lena di Francesco suddetto, nel medesimo tempo fu moglie di Bertoldo Corsini;  - Ghilla di Sassetto d’Azzo Sassetti, fu moglie di Messer Ruggierino de’ Pigli, nel 1300 in circa;  - Ginevra di Sassetto suddetto, nel medesimo tempo fu moglie di Iacopo Soldi;  - Violante di Galeazzo di Francesco Sassetti, fu moglie di Giovanni Gerini nel 1520, in circa;  - Nera di Teodoro di Francesco, fu moglie di Batista Buondelmonti nel 1540, o vel circa;  - Dianora di Teodoro detto, moglie nel medesimo tempo, di Carlo Marucelli;  - Ginevra di Teodoro detto, moglie di Pierfilippo di Ridolfo nel 1538, o vel circa;  - Margherita di Francesco anzi Teodoro suddetto, moglie del suddetto Alessandro Bardi di Vernio, l’anno 1540 in circa;  - Ginevra di Carlo di Tommaso Sassetti, fu moglie di Iacopo Pinadori l’anno 1550 in circa;  - Cammilla di Vincenzo di Tommaso Sassetti, fu moglie di Valore Valori l’anno 1558 in circa;  - Nera di Giambattista di Teodoro Sassetti, fu moglie di Girolamo Gondi nel 1555, e poi di Dietisalvi Rinieri 1561;  - Maria di Giambattista suddetto, fu moglie di Niccolò Bartoli nel 1557, o vel circa;  - Nera di Federigo di Galeazzo Sassetti, fu moglie di Baldino Martellini nel 1575, o vel circa;  - Fiammetta di Filippo di Galeazzo Sassetti, fu moglie di Filiromoli 1565, o vel circa, e poi di un capitano del Monte a S. Savino;  - Lucrezia di Filippo suddetto, nel medesimo tempo, fu moglie di Gio. Lopez di Zuniga spagnolo, e poi di Giambattista Griselli;  - Lena di Tommaso di Federigo Sassetti, fu moglie di Neri Bartolini nel 1430, o vel circa;  - Pippa di Tommaso suddetto, moglie di Lorenzo Baroncelli nel 1440, o vel circa.  L’elenco delle donne uscite negli anni dalla famiglia Sassetti, è frutto del lavoro di ricerca di Francesco Sassetti, ricavato dalle memorie lasciate dai suoi antenati. 

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“Behind every exquisite thing that

    existed, there was something tragic.”

Ginevra de' Medici nee Cavalcanti was the daughter of Giovanni Cavalcanti and Constanza di Niccolò Cavalcanti and wife of Lorenzo de' Medici , brother of Cosimo the Elder .

During a research about the house of Medici I did this summer ,my attention had been spotted by another forgotten renaissance lady, her name was :Ginevra Cavalcanti.

I also found that she had some siblings: Bartolomea Trenta, Niccolò , Giannozzo Cavalcanti and Amerigo Cavalcanti .Alas, there are not so many informations about her so we can't tell exactly about her role in the Medici family.

They say Ginevra and Lorenzo 's marriage was a happy one and they loved each other even if the marriage was an arranged one. She was the mother of Pierfrancesco de' Medici ,il Vecchio, Leonora Di Genova and Francesco de' Medici.

"In 1416, he married Ginevra Cavalcanti.To celebrate their marriage, the Venetian humanist Francesco Barbaro wrote his treatise De Re Uxoria,an analysis of marriage that continued to be published for centuries.Lorenzo and Ginevra had two sons: Francesco, who was childless, and Pierfrancesco, who originated the Popolani line. Ginevra Cavalcanti was an aunt of the wife of the famous Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini."

[markantonys]

do you know how much is historically known about the Cavalcanti brothers that appear to be friends with Lorenzo and Giuliano in Medici? they reappear in the final episode of S2 after Bastiano sends for them, which I just noticed on my most recent watch through and I wondered what their names were/whether they were actual historical figures

i think their names are roberto and something else?? the two of them are fictional characters, but the cavalcanti were a real family - lorenzo the elder from s1 was married to a ginevra cavalcanti irl

[hallowedverse]

Contessina de’ Medici ( 1390 - 1473 ): a study of her stars.

Little is truly known about the dates concerning Contessina de Medici’s birth and death, so as a last effort, I resorted to astrology in order to set somewhat of a date to this remarkable Florentine woman who  — not only — was wife of Cosimo de’ Medici, but also mother of a dynasty, Lady Consort of Florence ( title created for her before it was passed on ) and whose image is so often disregarded given how she devoted most of her life to caring for her household instead of business or politics. Mind you, keeping an organized home in a time when the Palazzo Vecchio was the center of European Renaissance definitely was no easy task, and even so she managed to exert her influence through marriage and tax negotiations in Florence.

For those who do not know much of astrology, though still are interested in reading, here’s a brief dictionary to what the placements mean:

— sun: the person’s essence, what’s truly wanted by them.

— moon: the inward processes to go about it, what’s truly needed by them.

— rising: how the person presents to others, the style to go in order to achieve things. — venus: how the person goes about romantic and emotional affairs

— mars: described the person’s relationship with what they are passionate about, not necessarily in the romantic or sexual aspect of it.

MOST LIKELY DATE AND HOUR CONSIDERING ASTRO PLACEMENTS:

5th of July 1390 ( Florence, Tuscany, Italy ; 9 am )

⁕ SUN: CANCER.

One of the most prominent aspects of her personality through the few content available definitely tells Contessina was likely to have Cancer as her reining house. Not only does her essence seems driven by the traits of nurturing and protecting, it’s clear by her family oriented actions ( such as many books report that most of her letters concerned family affairs ). 

It’s important to add that while the role of women at that time was to be handling house affairs, that doesn’t necessarily mean all had the same way to go about it, and for her it went with innate ability belonging to her sun.

Another aspect that’s clear is the emotional balance represented by her figure. Not only did she raise Carlo ( Cosimo’s illegitimate son ) instead of neglecting him, but also appeared to be, many times, a tie that bound the family together and kept them grounded. She reminded Cosimo ever so often to be more caring for their sons and took upon herself to help with her grandchildren while Piero and Lucrezia busied themselves with the bank and politics after Cosimo’s death and Piero’s rocky health conditions.

This topic could not go by without mentioning her undying loyalty, the first reason why I had a hunch that she was a Cancerian. She remained faithful to her husband until the very end, even through his exile and when he had a bastard child ( while that wasn’t as scandalous as it is in the present, it definitely could have posed as an unbending wedge in their private life; instead, she cared for Cosimo and his declining health until the very end, as read through her letters at the time ).

Cancers are water masters and, much like it, Contessina made Medici rivers run into her to flow even waters.

⁕ RISING: VIRGO.

In addition to the sun, her rising being in Virgo can clearly be determined by the sentence ‘more concerned with being useful than being recognized’. Virgos have a natural urge for service, to be able to help and in an organized manner, always careful with lists and planning and seeking purpose for those ( though never needing to be acknowledged for it ). Needless to say, that only reinforces the Cancerian traits mentioned above.

Yet, it reveals a fear that was beheld of disease and sickness, and one can grasp that by how Cosimo would often be caught mentioning how Contessina worried about his presumed gout. Many were the letters that she’s caught concerning herself with health issues of her children, daughters-in-law, even during the plague outbreaks.

⁕ MOON: CAPRICORN.

Contessina was reported to be a woman who was quite careful with money, and this moon comes in handy to explain her relationship with that aspect of her life. Let’s not forget her family was fairly rich before the Bardi bank declared bankruptcy due the single unpaid loan by Edward III of England, and that her marriage to Cosimo was solely for financial reasons on her family’s part. Thus, the innate urge to master material resources that comes with the ever so responsible Capri, was definitely boosted by that particular fear of repeating that one past failure ( another Capricorn trait ).

This moon is a stark contrast to her caring and warm Cancerian sun, it shows that one side of her that certainly related to Cosimo and ensured the unmatched success of their family at that time’s period. Both held deeply onto stability and the foundations.

Moreover, a Capri’s self-sufficiency and strength can be found in how Contessina seemed to lead the household mostly on her own even when Ginevra Cavalcanti ( Lorenzo the Elder’s wife ), Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Ginevra Alessandri ( Giovanni di Cosimo’s wife ) joined the family. It’s somewhat clear that the latter two were furthermore engaged in business and politics than Contessina, which they were certainly able to do given how she needn’t much help with her considered duties.

⁕ VENUS: CANCER.

Another easy placement, in my opinion, was to rest her Venus as as Cancer. Reportedly, her marriage to Cosimo was amicable and she was ever patient and a good-listener. Not to mention that Venus in Cancer is welcoming and warm, which certainly were traits that solidified how they appeared to rely on each other and built their trust. That does not mean a Cancerian’s heart is easy, no, but she definitely went all the lengths to mend conflicts and keep her heart into those she held affection for ( that much not only romantically ).

Contessina appeared to be one that gave more than she took through what’s known of her in the present. Another point that’s worth mentioning is that this Venus tends to express their creativity through nurturing, entertaining and decorating. Thus it’s no wonder she kept the family taken care of, managed to set place to all those many events Cosimo held and ensured the place’s beauty.

Her charm’s silent, unspoken.

⁕ MARS: ARIES.

While one might question this placement, Aries in Mars brings that bit of fire that seems to be missing from the rest of the previous placements. Let’s not forget that while she ( most likely ) did not run with a horse inside the Signoria back at the day, Contessina definitely wasn’t a meek personality.

Somewhat, I see her passion being the one to care for others, especially since we know so little of her actual likes and dislikes. And even when she looked after her family, one can see mentions of her “fussings” and her tone in letters eventually turning into small complaints despite how it’s all very subtle, reflecting this part of her that definitely could be more energetic, headstrong and hit the ground running.

( heads up! i do not own the media in this post, the gifset can be found here and the pictures were sought on google and filtered with polarr ).

That’s my astrological look into the main details of Contessina de’ Medici’s personality as read through her letters and mentions in books. Also, my way to come forward and say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TESSA <3

[historianeglecta]

STARTER CALLS LIST

ENGLISH HISTORY

JANE SEYMOUR // QUEEN OF ENGLAND, MOTHER OF EDWARD VI

MARY SEYMOUR // DAUGHTER OF CATHERINE PARR ( CANON DIVERGENT )

AUDREY MALTE // BASTARD OF HENRY VIII

JANE GREY // QUEEN OF ENGLAND

ANNE CROMWELL // DAUGHTER OF THOMAS CROMWELL ( CANON DIVERGENT )

JOANNA TUDOR // LAST CHILD OF KATHERINE OF ARAGON & HENRY VIII ( CANON DIVERGENT )

MARY ROSE TUDOR // PRINCESS OF ENGLAND, QUEEN OF FRANCE, SISTER TO HENRY VIII

ITALIAN HISTORY

VERONICA FRANCO // VENETIAN POET AND COURTESAN

MARIA DI PIERO DE MEDICI // BASTARD OF PIERO THE GOUTY

GINEVRA CAVALCANTI DE MEDICI // WIFE OF LORENZO THE ELDER

BEATRISIA DE MEDICI // DAUGHTER TO GIOVANNI DE MEDICI ( OC )

ISABELLA BORGIA // ELDEST DAUGHTER OF RODRIGO BORGIA

JOVANNA BOMBELLO // SECRETARY TO CESARE BORGIA

SILVIA RUFFINI // MISTRESS OF ALESSANDRO FARNESE

FELICE DELLA ROVERE // DAUGHTER OF POPE JULIUS II, ORSINI MATRIARCH

FIAMMETTA DE MICHAELIS // COURTESAN, MISTRESS OF CESARE BORGIA

ROSA AFFINI // MISTRESS TO LORENZO IL VECCHIO DE MEDICI (SHOW BASED)

FRENCH HISTORY

CHARLOTTE D’ALBRET // WIFE OF CESARE BORGIA

LOUISE BORGIA // LEGITIMATE DAUGHTER OF CESARE BORGIA

ELISABETH DE VALOIS // PRINCESS OF FRANCE, DAUGHTER OF CATHERINE DE MEDICI & HENRY II OF FRANCE

MARIE ANNE DE BOURBON // LEGITIMIZED DAUGHTER OF LOUIS XIV AND ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES

FLEMISH HISTORY

ALEXANDRINE BENING // FLEMISH ART DEALER

LEVINA BENING TEERLINC // FLEMISH PAINTER/MINIATURIST & COURT PAINTER AT THE ENGLISH COURT

ASSASSIN’S CREED

SOFIA SARTOR // BOOKSHOP OWNER, WIFE OF EZIO AUDITORE

FAIRYTALES

YSABEAU DE MARIVAULT // SEVENTH WIFE OF BLACKBEARD, SOLE SURVIVOR

SHAKESPEARE

ROSALINE CAPULET // COUSIN OF JULIET CAPULET

RENAISSANCE OCS

CATHELINE SMEETS CAETANI // FLEMISH WITCH, WITCH TRIAL SURVIVOR ( OC )

LUCIANA MONTIGLIONE //PERSONIFICATION OF THE RENAISSANCE ( OC )

ADELIZIA MARGARETHA OF BURGUNDY // LADY OF LEUVEN, BASTARD OF CHARLES THE BOLD ( OC )

[wefewwehappyfew]

I still owe reviews

BUT SEXY SFORZA YOU WILL BE MISSED

AND YOU TOO, SIMONETTA.

ALSO FRANCESCO YOU ARE A FOOL AND THEY KNOW IT IN YOUR HOUSE NOVELLA WAS TOO GOOD FOR YOU.

(Seriously, Novella joins Ginevra Cavalcanti in the club of ladies with cool names that got the short end of the stick in this heckling series. I love it for many things but I needs me more of these ladies)

[medici-semper]

hi! is the show medici masters of florence historically right?

Hello, sweet anon!  I can easily say no, it is not historically accurate.  I know for a fact that the creators of the show weren’t aiming to make a show that was accurate, but rather one that was entertaining (but how is history not entertaining?).  The creator of the show actually said “the season will be more thriller than historical saga” - so …

In any case, there were some things that were excusable (ie. the fashion) but here are some of the things that really bugged me as I watched it: (spoilers under the cut)

Cosimo was not an artist, he was always a banker.

In fact, he was always a banker and was a very capable politician.

In the 1429 when the show begins, Piero and Lucrezia are already married - but Lucrezia was born in 1427 (so she would have been two) and they were married in 1444!

Lorenzo actually married Ginevra Cavalcanti in 1416 so the fact that he’s looking for a wife/doesn’t actually want one is so off

Who?! Is?! Marco Bello?! The only Marco Bello we know of in Florence is an artist who was born in 1470.

Cosimo went into exile in Venice, but for like … 10 years, not just one episode - and I’m pretty sure that Contessina came with him.

Actually, Contessina and Cosimo actually had a very good relationship?  They didn’t have that weird thing that was going on in the show.

Giovanni di Bicci wasn’t poisoned.  He died in his bed with his family at his side.

I’m Quite sure that Piccarda Bueri didn’t die of the plague.

LORENZO DOESN’T GET KILLED!!!!! This is EXTREMELY important because the majority of the Medici family after the 1500s comes from his line - including all the Grand Dukes of Tuscany and Catherine and Marie and all those other famous ones until the 1730s!  (He actually dies in 1440).

I’m pretty sure Cosimo wasn’t poisoned by Albizzi?  I think there would be some documentation of that otherwise.  But it was my favorite scene actually :)

Also I’m quite sure that the Sforzas didn’t come to threaten Florence into releasing Cosimo from the tower.  Rather, someone in the government was doing Cosimo a favor and stopped him from being executed - and he had no say in his “trial”.

Ugo Bencini was, in fact, a clerk who worked for Cosimo but he didn’t murder him!

That is all I can think of off the top of my head… but I must say I absolutely adored the portrayal of Brunelleschi (except for how they overdubbed his voice? grr) ~

[thiswaycomessomethingwicked]

And I have found three of Giovanni’s daughters!

A million years later Jesus Christ this man is hard to track down.

One might have been born out of wedlock when he was twenty-two? But that’s still TBC.

If I got it right, he married Maria Castellani circa 1469 (young! He would have been 25ish. Italian men in this period tended to marry a little older).

Daughters are: Lena (possible out of wedlock one), Lucrezia, and Ginevra (presumably named for his aunt).

I’ve seen sources saying he had four daughters, so we might be missing a name. TBC.

What I want to track down is the last will and testament, that would have some interesting information.

Also found his parents: Niccolò and Constanza

I believe this will be of interest to like three people, the main one being @centaurianthropology

(So that letter where Marsilio is like “I heard you had another daughter. But you haven’t officially told me so I’m congratulating you but also not? Idk man. Remember that daughters are also blessings!” That would have been for Ginevra, I think. If not her then the so-far unnamed fourth daughter.)

——

And what was our beloved philosopher up to in 1468/69?

Translating De Amore on Giovanni’s urging/recommendation of course.

From my little chronology:

1468 – Marsilio translated Dante’s De monarchia. It is said that he may have suffered a bit of a crises over his Platonic philosophising and its potential conflicts with his Christian beliefs—however, the extent of what this meant is debated. Some historians (e.g., Carol Kaske and John Clark) believe that the “famous” crises never occurred and was fabricated by his first biographer Giovanni di Bardo Corsi.

Also in 1468 Marsilio wrote/completed De amore, his commentary on Plato’s Symposium.

This was the year Lorenzo de’ Medici’s came of age. Giovanni Cavalcanti participated in the joust held in Lorenzo’s honour.

The joust is the first, formal, public mention of Giovanni Cavalcanti that we have.

1469 – Marsilio completed his translations of Plato and began his work on Platonic Theology, or, the Immortality of Souls in Eighteen Books. He also had the first Latin edition of Pimander, from the Corpus Hermeticum, published in Venice.

[jacopocioni]

Santa Reparata e il suo cimitero

Curiosità La Cattedrale di Santa Reparata situata dove oggi si trova il duomo di Firenze o Santa Maria del Fiore, faceva parte dell’antico “asse sacro”, comprendente oltre alla chiesa paleocristiana il Palazzo Vescovile, il Battistero, un ospedale, una canonica, un cimitero, e altre due chiese; San Salvatore al Vescovo e San Michele Visdomini. Esisteva come detto un cimitero, rimasto un uso fino al 1748 quando venne chiuso dal Granduca Pietro Leopoldo. Era famoso per le sepolture dei cittadini e dei Magnati. Le sepolture iniziavano dalla gradinata centrale e andava verso il lato meridionale per giungere alla Tribuna.

Oggi a ricordo di quelle sepolture sugli scalini d’ingresso a Santa Maria del Fiore, si vedono e si leggono i nomi di coloro che vennero inumati in quella antica chiesa. Sono gli stessi tolti nel diciottesimo secolo per lavori di manutenzione del Duomo. Accanto a queste iscrizioni si notano le armi gentilizie corrispondenti alle sepolture familiari. Vi sono scritti nomi illustri che hanno contribuito alla gloria di Firenze; gli Adimari (la famiglia proprietaria della torre chiamata del “guarda morto” costruita proprio di fronte al cimitero), i Rustichelli, i Figiovanni, i Cavalcanti, gli Abati, i Tornaquinci, i Medici. Mentre a ponente si trovano i nomi dei; Benizi, Bonajuti, Baldesi, Guidi, Ridolfi, Bischeri, i da Diacceto, Gherardi, e di tanti altri si vedono le tombe dei loro avi nel lato meridionale del Tempio.

Tra questi antichi nomi ci sono anche quelli delle famiglie degli Agolanti, e dei Ricci. Si trovano andando verso il lato meridionale del Tempio di fronte al campanile c’è una porta. Nei due pilastri della porta si trovano due sepolture; quella situata alla sinistra di chi guarda, c’è una lapide consumata dal tempo, ci sono incise le lettere G.A. È la sepoltura della famiglia Agolanti. Nel suo sepolcro venne calata creduta morta, la bellissima Ginevra, la cui storia d’amore è arrivata fino ad oggi. Dalla parte opposta, sempre accanto al pilastro, si trova una lapide con una scritta; “sepolcro destinato ad accogliere le spoglie dei Seminaristi defunti”. Nel sedicesimo secolo apparteneva alla famiglia dei Ricci, confermato da una scritta in latino “Domus De Riccis”. Qui dopo alcuni giorni dalla caduta della Repubblica Fiorentina fu inumata e riposa la sfortunata Marietta de’ Ricci, moglie di Niccolò Benintendi cagione del duello fra quattro gentiluomini fiorentini avvenuto al tempo dell’assedio di Firenze del 1530.

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During a research about the house of Medici I did this summer ,my attention had been spotted by another forgotten renaissance lady, her name was :Ginevra Cavalcanti.

Ginevra de' Medici nee Cavalcanti was the daughter of Giovanni Cavalcanti and Constanza di Niccolò Cavalcanti and wife of Lorenzo de' Medici , brother of Cosimo the Elder .

I also found that she had some siblings: Bartolomea Trenta, Niccolò , Giannozzo Cavalcanti and Amerigo Cavalcanti .Alas, there are not so many informations about her so we can't tell exactly about her role in the Medici family .

They say Ginevra and Lorenzo 's marriage was a happy one and they loved each other even if the marriage was an arranged one. She was the mother of Pierfrancesco de' Medici ,il Vecchio, Leonora Di Genova and Francesco de' Medici.

"In 1416, he married Ginevra Cavalcanti.To celebrate their marriage, the Venetian humanist Francesco Barbaro wrote his treatise De Re Uxoria,an analysis of marriage that continued to be published for centuries.Lorenzo and Ginevra had two sons: Francesco, who was childless, and Pierfrancesco, who originated the Popolani line. Ginevra Cavalcanti was an aunt of the wife of the famous Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini."

[historianeglecta]

STARTER CALL FOR GINEVRA CAVALCANTI DE MEDICI !!

[historianeglecta]

EDIT: GINEVRA CAVALCANTI, WIFE OF LORENZO THE ELDER (mutuals may reblog )

Another Medici woman living in close proximity to Lucrezia and Piero was Ginevra di Giovanni Cavalcanti, the wife of Cosimo’s younger brother Lorenzo. Ginevra belonged to the noble, wealthy Florentine Cavalcanti family, and her brothers occupied important positions in government. After her marriage, Ginevra resided with Cosimo’s family in the Casa vecchia until their move to the new Medici Palace designed by Michelozzo. A religious woman dedicated to family and piety, Ginevra had an affectionate relationship with Contessina.*

It is generally said that the marriage was a happy one, despite being arranged, and the couple had at least 2 children: Pierfrancesco de’ Medici & Francesco de’ Medici.

In contrast to Contessina’s preoccupation with the practicalities of daily life, Ginevra focused on religion and charitable works. In this respect, Ginevra was more compatible with Lucrezia, though the latter belonged to a younger generation.*

(* taken from the book ‘Lucrezia Tornabuoni De’ Medici and the Medici Family in the Fifteenth Century’ )

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EDIT: GINEVRA CAVALCANTI DE MEDICI ( mutuals may reblog )

SHE HAS KNOWN SADNESS AND IT HAS MADE HER KIND

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why is everyone in the medici fandom sleeping on lorenzo the elder x ginevra cavalcanti ??? such a cute and loving couple ???

[wefewwehappyfew]

So I watched Medici 2x01

Sort of spoilerous ramblings behind the cut

- Dude, massive hotness upgrade for both Lorenzo and Giuliano here, I see

- Also HAI OH HAI BRADLEY JAMES LONG TIME NO SEE.

- Also HAI OH HAI SEAN BEAN (You are totes going to die, but something tells me that not until the end of this season maybe. That something being History)

- YES LUCREZIA IS THE BADASSEST (Also A+ casting because Sarah Parish definitely looks like an older Valentina Bellé)

- Piero, why??? Don’t make me question your whole existence like I did with your father in the previous season.

- CONTESSINA MY QUEEN (even if it is just in flashback format)

- I love that Botticelli is going to be a sidekick of sorts. I want him pinning hard over SImonetta Vespucci btw. (Show you deprived me of Ginevra Cavalcanti having a semi-significant role last season do not deprive me of this)

- Hey cute star-crossed love story between a Pazzi and a Medici. This will end well. (Nah it actually will end up better than expected)

- Hey, the Pazzis and Giuliano getting into a metaphorical dick-measuring contest I see.

- Lucrezia Donati is gOOOOOORGeous and her face looks familiar... HEY IT IS JULIET FROM THE TELECINCO VERSION.

- HEY HEY HEY SFORZA I AM A BIG FAN OF YOUR WORK.

- Also I love the Sforza coat of arms.

- ALSO GFDI BUSINESS IS HARD XD

- Fuck I missed this series and I am so glad it is back and I want fifty Seasons.

- EDIT: I forgot to add that it kinda fascinates me how the men’s costumes are so much better done from an accuracy standpoint than the women’s in this show.