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| − | {{stub}}The Medici Family was a powerful Italian family from the thirteenth to seventeenth century. The Medicis were members of European royalty who encouraged the Italian Renaissance. They acquired great wealth and prominence through [[banking]] and ruthlessness. The Medicis also produced three corrupt popes. | + | {{stub}} |
| | + | The Medici Family was a powerful Italian family from the thirteenth to seventeenth century. The Medicis were members of European royalty who encouraged the Italian Renaissance. They acquired great wealth and prominence through [[banking]] and ruthlessness. The Medicis also produced three corrupt popes. |