Clarice di Piero de' Medici (1489–1528) was the daughter of

Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici (15 February 1472 – 28 December 1503), called Piero the Fatuous or Piero the Unfortunate, was the lord of Florence from 1492 until his exile in 1494. Early life Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici was the eldest son of ...

and

Alfonsina Orsini Alfonsina Orsini (1472 – 7 February 1520) was a Regent of Florence. She governed the Republic of Florence during the absences of her son in the period of 1515–1519. Her rule was feared as a sign of the end of republican government there. ...

. Born in

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, she was the granddaughter of

Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman, banker, ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. Also known as Lorenzo ...

, niece of Pope

Leo X Pope Leo X ( it, Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political an ...

and sister to

Lorenzo II de' Medici Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of Fran ...

. After her brother's premature death in 1519, she educated his daughter

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, the future

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. In 1508 she married

Filippo Strozzi the Younger Filippo Strozzi the Younger (January 4, 1489 – December 18, 1538) was a Florentine banker, and the most famous member of the Strozzi family in the Renaissance. He is best remembered as a tragic hero and defender of the lost Florentine republic ...

and moved to

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. Filippo and Clarice had ten children: *

Piero Strozzi Piero (or Pietro) Strozzi (c. 1510 – 21 June 1558) was an Italian military leader. He was a member of the rich Florentine family of the Strozzi. Biography left, Portrait of Piero Strozzi Born in Florence, Piero Strozzi was the son of Fili ...

(about 1510 - 21 June 1558), condottiero and

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*Roberto Strozzi (died 1566), married Maddalena di Pierfrancesco de' Medici (

, c. 1523 -

, 14 April 1583), daughter of Pierfrancesco II de' Medici *Maria Strozzi, married Lorenzo Ridolfi *

Leone Strozzi Leone Strozzi (15 October 1515 – 28 June 1554) was an Italian condottiero belonging to the famous Strozzi family of Florence. Biography He was the son of Filippo Strozzi the Younger and Clarice de' Medici, and brother to Piero, Roberto and Lor ...

(15 October 1515 - 28 June 1554), condottiero and Knight of Malta *Giulio Strozzi (died 1537) *Vincenzo Strozzi (died

, c. 1537) *Alessandro Strozzi (died 1541) *Luigia Strozzi (died 1534), married Senator Luigi Capponi (

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) *Maddalena Strozzi, married Count Flaminio dell'Anguillara * Lorenzo Strozzi (3 December 1513 - 14 December 1571), abbot and Cardinal She died in 1528 from either miscarriage or childbirth complications of a stillborn child

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* 1493 births 1528 deaths Nobility from Florence Clarice 16th-century Italian nobility 16th-century Italian women Deaths in childbirth {{italy-noble-stub