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Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo de Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici , 1449-92, Italian merchant prince, called Lorenzo il Magnifico [the magnificent]. He succeeded (1469) his father, Piero de' Medici, as head of the Medici family and as virtual ruler of Florence. One of the towering figures of the Italian Renaissance, he was an astute politician,... Read more
Pazzi conspiracy Pazzi conspiracy
Pazzi conspiracy , 1478, plot against Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo il Magnifico) and his brother Giuliano, designed to end the hegemony of the Medici in the Florentine state and to enlarge papal territory. It was instigated by Pope Sixtus IV , his nephew Gerolamo Riario, Archbishop Salviati, and... Read more
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Medici Medici
Medici , Italian family that directed the destinies of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737. Of obscure origin, they rose to immense wealth as merchants and bankers, became affiliated through marriage with the major houses of Europe, and, besides acquiring (1569) the title grand duke of... Read more
Arthur Thistlewood Arthur Thistlewood
Arthur Thistlewood 1770-1820, British conspirator. He acquired revolutionary views while traveling in France and America and, after his return to England, joined the revolutionary Spencean Society (see Spence, Thomas ) in London. In 1816 he organized a public meeting at Spa Fields, at which a... Read more
Angry Penguins Angry Penguins
Angry Penguins. An Australian avant-garde quarterly journal (1940–6) devoted to art and literature, published first in Adelaide and then from 1943 in Melbourne. It was founded by the poet and critic Max Harris (1921–96), the title coming from a line in one of his poems. Harris was... Read more
Marino Faliero Marino Faliero
Marino Faliero , 1274-1355, doge of Venice (1354-55). As commander of Venetian forces he defeated (1346) Louis I of Hungary at Zara, and later he held high diplomatic posts. Soon after his election as doge, the Genoese triumphed over the Venetians. The new doge, at odds with patricians who had... Read more
Maecenas Maecenas
Maecenas (Caius Maecenas) , d. 8 BC, Roman statesman and patron of letters. He was born (between 74 BC and 64 BC) into a wealthy family and was a trusted adviser of Octavian ( Augustus ), who employed Maecenas as his personal representative for various political missions. Later he retired and... Read more
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