Averardo de' Medici (1320 – 1363), also known as Everard De Medici or Bicci to disambiguate with his two homonymous ancestors, was the son of Salvestro de' Medici (1300, Florence – 1346, Florence; son of Averardo II de' Medici, 1270–1319), "il Chiarissimo" (English meaning "the fairest" for his complexion, or also interpreted as "the clearest") and the father of three children: Giovanni, Francesco, and Antonia.

Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici ( – February 1429) was an Italian banker and founder of the Medici Bank. While other members of the Medici family, such as Chiarissimo di Giambuono de' Medici, who served in the Signoria of Florence in 1401, and ...

would become the first historically significant member of the

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family of

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and the founder of the Medici Bank. He was named after the legendary knight Averardo, from whom the Medici claimed descent. He was a

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of Salvestro de' Medici.

Children

; married Piccarda Bueri. * Francesco de' Medici (d. 1402); married Selvaggia Gianfigliazzi and Francesca Balducci. * Antonia de' Medici; married Angelo Ardinghelli.

References

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External links

PBS - Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
from Florence Art Guide - The Renaissance

from The Galileo Project
Image of Medici family tree
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medici, Averardo de Averardo Nobility from the Republic of Florence 14th-century Italian nobility 1320 births 1363 deaths 14th-century people from the Republic of Florence