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The Medici Family Lorenzo de' Medici (1449 – 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by fellow Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician, and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance. Lorenzo's court included artists such as Andrea del Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Michelangelo who were involved in the 15th century Renaissance. Michelangelo lived with Lorenzo and his family for several years, dining at the family table. Lorenzo was an artist himself, writing poetry in his native Tuscan. Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including the Decameron, On Famous Women, and his poetry in the Italian vernacular. Boccaccio is particularly notable for his dialogue, of which it has been said that it surpasses in verisimilitude that of just about all of his contemporaries, since they were medieval writers and often followed formulaic models for character and plot. Lucretia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (1480 - 1519) was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia. Lucrezia's family later came to symbolize ruthless Machiavellian politics and corruption. Lucrezia was cast as a femme fatale, a role she has been portrayed in many artworks, novels and films. Her father and/or brother certainly arranged several marriages for her, to important or powerful men, in order to advance their own political ambitions. Lucrezia was married to Giovanni Sforza (Lord of Pesaro), Alfonso of Aragon (Duke of Bisceglie), and Alfonso d'Este (Prince of Ferrara).