Medici Family Tree | Rulers of Florence

Credits:
Chart by Ramiro Sottosanto
Narration/Animation by Syawish Rehman
Audio Editing by Ali Shahwaiz

Intro Music:

[UsefulCharts]

Baldassarre Cossa, the man referred to as "Pope John XXIII" in the video is now considered an Antipope by the Catholic church. That's why, in the 20th century, you had another John XXIII (1958-1963), who is recognized as the Pope.

[richardnieuwhof]

That was a really good presentation of the Medici family, thank you. I do wish that Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the last survivor of the family, had made it onto the chart. She bequeathed all her family's fantastic treasures to the city of Florence on condition that the collection never be sold or divided. What a legacy for Florence.

[eni]

Fun fact: The 28th brazilian president was a descendant of the Medici family, his name was Emílio Garrastazu Médici and he was the son of an Italian immigrant and a Uruguayan woman of Basque origin.

[ray]

As a kid playing Assassin's creed, I had this notion that their emblem was a slice of pepperoni pizza. :)

[thomasdixon]

Definitely one of the most interesting noble families of Italy, hope we can see more about the Italian city states

[ruyfernandez]

Interesting fact : although in more modern history grand duchies are mostly associated with the german world (Baden, Hesse, Mecklenburg, Luxenburg, etc.), Tuscany was actually the first state ever to become a grand duchy. Ironically, it was also the only state in Italy to ever hold this rank.

[CallieMasters]

On tours in Florence, local guides said that the circles on the emblem were pills, tying in with the Medici name. They're often shown as round balls, not just flat discs.

[edithengel]

A commendable job of keeping the Medici and their connections straight. (Parenthetically, HRE Francis I, was the husband of Empress Maria Theresa, and the father of Marie Antoinette, among many others.)

[benjanes]

My theory about the Medici family coat of arms is that the red circles are simply well-aligned pepperoni pieces and that it actually represents a slice of pizza.

[edu_pl]

Finally!! I was waiting for this video for long. As well, as idea, a family tree of Popes, since most of them are from Italian noble families

[thejunglekitchen]

So great! I like it when I suddenly recognize a person from one chart that is also in another important chart. This illuminated for me how the Hapsburgs got all up in this family via Marie de Medici .These royal family charts are akin to a rubiks cube or some other kind of incredible 3d puzzle.

[revinhatol]

Syawish, you did one of the greatest perks of going both full-time animator and part-time narrator, WELL DONE!

[ryanmichaels]

Great video! Should probably have mentioned that the John XXIII in the video was labelled an anti-pope after the Council of Constance, especially since the name was used again 500 years later by a different John XXIII who initiated the Second Vatican Council, one of the most defining events of modern Catholicism.

[Uzair_Of_Babylon]

Fantastic video keep it up you're doing an amazing job also Medici TV series was fantastic that is how I learn about them.

[Bapterion]

The House of Medici is connected to House of Bardi, House of Sforza, House of Pazzi, House of Orsini and House of Farnese, 5 notables Italians noble houses and with House of Valois and House of Bourbon, 2 French Dynasties that a part of House of Robertian and with House of Habsburg, the notable Dynasty of HRE and Empire of Austria.

[irishdawn]

I love your series great job to your research and dedication!

[amylsmith]

I’ll admit, all I knew about the Medicis was through the assassins creed game, so I really loved this video 😅

[lincolnkiok]

Nice too see you revising more of your charts Matt. May I suggest doing more royal family trees like Bulgaria? That one is the only one left you have not covered on your Europe East Chart.

[jekll]

I just purchased membership and enjoyed this and the portuguese royalty video.

[theshenpartei]

They were friends of the house of auditore including it’s most famous member Ezio