Bianca de' Medici
Bianca de' Medici | |
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Detail of the Journey of the Magi, fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, sometimes thought to show Bianca between her sisters Maria and Nannina | |
| Born | Bianca Maria di Piero de' Medici 10 September 1445 Republic of Florence |
| Died | 20 July 1505 (aged 59) |
| Noble family | House of Medici |
| Spouse(s) | Guglielmo de' Pazzi |
| Issue | Sixteen children |
| Father | Piero di Cosimo de' Medici |
| Mother | Lucrezia Tornabuoni |
Bianca Maria di Piero de' Medici (10 September 1445– 20 July 1505) was a member of the de' Medici family, de facto rulers of Florence in the late 15th century. She was the daughter of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic, and sister of Lorenzo de' Medici, who succeeded his father in that position. She married Guglielmo de' Pazzi, a member of the Pazzi family. She was a musician, and played the organ for Pope Pius II and the future Pope Alexander VI in 1460; she was a landowner.