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Florence (Italy) Biography Florence (Italy) History 1421-1737 Florence (Italy) History 1421-1737 Biography Florence (Italy) Kings and rulers Biography Medici, Alessandro de' 1510-1537 Medici, House of Medici, Lorenzo de' 1449-1492 Nobility Italy Florence Biography Racially mixed people Italy Florence Biography Statesmen Italy Florence BiographyMartines, Lauro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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Summary: "Ruler of Florence for seven bloody years, 1531 to 1537, Alessandro de' Medici was arguably the first person of color to serve as a head of state in the Western world. Born out of wedlock to a dark-skinned maid and Lorenzo de' Medici, he was the last legitimate heir to the line of Lorenzo the Magnificent. When Alessandro's noble father died of syphilis, the family looked to him. Groomed for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2016
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1975