Renato di Piero de' Pazzi (6 September 1442 - April 1478) was an Italian politician and banker by

Republic of Florence The Republic of Florence (; Old Italian: ), known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany, Italy. The republic originated in 1115, when the Flor ...

, who died in the riots that followed the failure of the

Pazzi conspiracy The Pazzi conspiracy () was a failed plot by members of the Pazzi family and others to displace the Medici family as rulers of Renaissance Florence. On 26 April 1478 there was an attempt to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother ...

against the

Medici family The House of Medici ( , ; ) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half of the 15th ...

Biography

Renato de' Pazzi was born on 6 September 1442 in the

. He was a member of

Pazzi family The Pazzi were a powerful family in the Republic of Florence. Their main trade during the fifteenth century was banking. In the aftermath of the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478, members of the family were banished from Florence and their property w ...

, one of seven children of Piero de' Pazzi and grandson of Andrea de' Pazzi. His uncles were

Jacopo Jacopo (also Iacopo) is a masculine Italian given name, derivant from Latin ''Iacōbus''. It is an Italian variant of Giacomo (James in English). * Jacopo Aconcio (), Italian religious reformer * Jacopo Bassano (1592), Italian painter * Iacopo Bar ...

and Antonio de' Pazzi, and his cousins Guglielmo and

Francesco de' Pazzi Francesco de' Pazzi (28 January 1444 – 26 April 1478) was a Florence, Florentine banker, a member of the Pazzi, Pazzi noble family, and one of the instigators of the Pazzi conspiracy, a plot to displace the House of Medici, Medici family as rul ...

(sons of Antonio). He was baptized in the presence of

René of Anjou René of Anjou (; ; 16 January 1409 – 10 July 1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples from 1435 to 1442 (then Aragonese conquest of Naples, deposed). Having spent his last years in Aix ...

, a close friend of his grandfather, and named in his honour. In 1463 he married Francesca Martini, with whom he had eight children, and held some modest positions in the city government such as Member of the ''VIII di Balia e Guardia'' (1473) and mint officer (1476). In 1478 he learned of plans by his uncle Jacopo and his cousin Francesco to eliminate the brothers

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and

Giuliano de' Medici Giuliano de' Medici (28 October 1453 – 26 April 1478) was the second son of Piero de' Medici (the Gouty) and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. As co-ruler of the Florentine Republic, with his brother Lorenzo the Magnificent, he complemented his broth ...

, governors ''de facto'' of the city of Florence. Renato was against and did not take part in the

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivat ...

and, when it failed on 26 April 1478, he tried to flee from Florence, but failed and few days after he was captured, lynched and finally hanged at windows of the

Palazzo della Signoria A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

from the crowd of Medici supporters.

References

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