Maddalena de' Medici (1473–1528)
Maddalena de' Medici (25 July 1473–2 December 1519) was a daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini.[1] Born in Florence, she was educated with her siblings to the humanistic cultures by figures such as Angelo Poliziano.[2] In February 1487, she was engaged to be married to Franceschetto Cybo, son of Pope Innocent VIII.[3] They were married in January 1488, and she brought a dowry of 4000 ducats.[3] This marriage brought closer connections for her family and the Vatican, helping her brother Giovanni get appointed as a cardinal.[3] She used her influence with her father, her brother Piero, and the pope to help friends and poorer people get aid and positions within the church and governments.[4]
In 1488, she bought a thermal bath resort in Stigliano.[5] She had it renovated into a profitable resort.[5]
Maddalena lived in Rome after the election of her brother Giovanni as Pope Leo X in 1513.[6] Shortly after his election, Pope Leo made her son Innocenzo a Cardinal.[6] Maddalena received Roman citizenship and a pension from her brother in 1515.[6] She worked to get all of her children married to noble families.[6] She continued in her role of patron, negotiating with Pope Leo and her nephew, Lorenzo to get clients protection, funds, and release from prison and exile.[7] She died in Rome, and was buried in St. Peter's Basilica by order of her cousin, Pope Clement VII.[citation needed]
Issue
Franceschetto and Maddalena had eight children, three sons and five daughters:
- Lucrezia Cybo (1489–1492)
- Clarice Cybo (1490–1492) born deformed, died as a child
- Innocenzo Cybo (1491–1550), Cardinal
- Eleonora Cybo (1499 - 1557), Benedictine nun
- Lorenzo Cybo (1500–1549) Duke of Ferentillo, married Ricciarda Malaspina and founded the Cybo Malaspina family
- Caterina Cybo (1501–1557), married Giovanni Maria da Varano, Duke of Camerino
- Ippolita Cybo (1503–1503)
- Giovanni Battista Cybo (1505–1550)
References
- ^ Assonitis & van Veen 2021, Figure 0.1 Medici Family Tree.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 24.
- ^ a b c Tomas 2003, p. 20.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 62-63.
- ^ a b Tomas 2003, p. 90.
- ^ a b c d Tomas 2003, p. 129.
- ^ Tomas 2003, p. 135.
External links
- Maddalena de' Medici - kleio.org
- Assonitis, Alessio; van Veen, Henk Th., eds. (2021). A Companion to Cosimo I De’ Medici. Brill. ISBN 9789004339774.
- Tomas, Natalie R. (2003). The Medici Women: Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 0754607771.
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