Piero de' Medici (the Gouty), Italian Piero "il Gottoso" (1416 – December 2, 1469), was the de facto ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469, during the Italian Renaissance. He was also the father of Giuliano and Lorenzo de' Medici. Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... In the traditional view, the Renaissance is understood as a historical age that was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation. ... Portrait by Sandro Botticelli. ... Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo di Piero de Medici (January 1, 1449, Florence – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. ...

During the lifetime of his father, Cosimo de' Medici, Piero did not play an extensive role due to his perpetual poor health, the source of his nickname. He was the last Medici elected to the office of Gonfaloniere, however, in 1461. Jacopo Pontormo: Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519 Cosimo di Giovanni de Medici (September 27, 1389 – August 1, 1464), was the first of the Medici political dynasty, rulers of Florence during most of the Italian Renaissance; also known as Cosimo the Elder and Cosimo Pater Patriae. ... The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. ... A Gonfaloniere is a government post in medieval and renaissance Florence. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ...

Upon taking over the family bank from his father, Piero had a financial overview prepared; the results led him to call up a number of long-standing loans, many to various Medici supporters, which his father had let stand. This immediately drove a good number of the merchants involved into bankruptcy, and added to the ranks of those who opposed the Medici.

His time as leader of Florence was marked by an attempted coup led by Luca Pitti and Niccolò Soderini, using troops provided by Borso d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara, and commanded by his brother Ercole d'Este. Piero was warned by Giovanni Bentivoglio, and was able to escape the coup, in part because his son Lorenzo discovered a road-block set up by the conspirators to capture his father; he was not recognized, and was able to warn his father. The coup failed, as did an attempted repeat backed by Venice, using troops commanded by Bartolomeo Colleoni. Thereafter Piero's rule was secure, although he did little of note. Luca Pitti 1398-1472 Luca Pitti (1398 - 1472) was a Florentine banker during the period of the republic presided over by Cosimo de Medici. ... Ercole dEste I (1431 – 1505) was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. ... Portrait of Giovanni II Bentivoglio, ca. ... View of Venice to San Giorgio Maggiore island from St Marks Campanile. ... Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400-1475), Italian condottiere (soldier of fortune), was born at Bergamo. ...

He also continued the family's tradition of artistic patronage, including Botticelli's Adoration of the Magi, and Gozzoli's fresco Procession of the Magi. (In both of these one can see both of Piero's sons, Lorenzo and Giuliano, as well as Piero himself.) His taste was more eclectic than that of his father, extending to Dutch and Flemish work. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (little barrel) (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... Benozzo Gozzoli Three Wise Men, fresco in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, 1459-1461. ... Portrait by Sandro Botticelli. ...

He also continued to collect rare books, adding many to the Medici collections. Although not as brilliant a banker as his father, he was able to keep things running smoothly during his tenure.

He died in 1469, due to gout and lung disease, and is buried in the Church of San Lorenzo, next to his brother Giovanni; their tombs are decorated with a statue by Verrocchio commissioned by his sons Lorenzo and Giuliano. Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district. ... Madonna with Sts John the Baptist and Donatus (1475-83) Wood, 189 x 191 cm Duomo, Pistoia Andrea del Verrocchio (c. ...