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