Bernardo Guadagni (1361 – 1434) was twice elected Gonfalonier of Justice (President of the

Republic of Florence The Republic of Florence, officially the Florentine Republic ( it, Repubblica Fiorentina, , or ), was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany. The republic originated in 1115, when the Flo ...

). During his second term, he had his powerful rival

Cosimo de' Medici Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth ...

arrested, imprisoned and sent to exile for five years. The Guadagni and the

Medici The House of Medici ( , ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici, in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Muge ...

families were wealthy banking families in Renaissance Florence Italy. Guadagni was played by Brian Cox in the scripted television drama, '' Medici: Masters of Florence''.

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1367 births 1434 deaths Heads of state of Florence {{Italy-noble-stub