Lorenzo de'Medici

Originally written for presentation to Giuliano de'Medici (who may well have appreciated it), the dedication was changed, upon Giuliano's death, to Lorenzo de'Medici, who almost certainly did not read it when it came into his hands in 1516.

Niccolò Machiavelli Nederman, Cary 2009

Lorenzo de'Medici had thwarted the Pope's purposes in Romagna, coming to the assistance of Città di Castello when this was attacked in the Pope's interest by the warlike Giuliano della Rovere.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

For the rest he was a poor-spirited fellow who sorely disappointed Lorenzo de'Medici, whose daughter Maddalena he received in marriage.

The Life of Cesare Borgia Sabatini, Rafael, 1875-1950 1912

Lorenzo de'Medici, who enjoyed the credit of maintaining the equilibrium of Italy by wise diplomacy, had lately died.

Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866

He was probably recommended to Ludovico Sforza, de facto ruler of Milan, by Lorenzo de'Medici the Magnificent, a banker who controlled Florence by stealthy manipulation.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Gayford 2011

There is a noble strength and confidence, cheering to the reader, in these words of one of the wisest and boldest of thinkers: "I should be the very last man to be willing to dispense with the faith in a future life: nay, I would say, with Lorenzo de'Medici, that all those are dead, even for the present life, who do not hope for another.

The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863