Occupying the first and second floors of the U-shaped Palazzo degli Uffizi along the banks of the Arno River, the Uffizi Gallery was created by the Medici family at the end of the 16th century.

Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the head of the Medici family to stay alive ... the name of Pazzi was erased from the city, their homes looted and destroyed.

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting the Pitti Palace because of an interest in Medici history ... former Renaissance residence is now home to Florence's most extensive grouping of museums.

15th century Florence was the epitome ... free thinking and beauty and also home to two families with tremendous wealth and power, the Pazzi’s and the Medici’s. On Easter Sunday 26th April ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

A political, family drama set in Florence in the early 15th century. Cosimo de'Medici finds himself at the helm of his supremly wealthy, banking dynasty family, when his father, Giovanni dies ...

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

Eager to flush Cosimo out of Florence, he allowed the Capo of the Medici family to stay alive ... the name of Pazzi was erased from the city, their homes looted and destroyed.