History Shorts: Medici rise to power (1434)

The Medici clan rose to prominence as a banking power in Medieval Florence. They became a major political power in the 14th and 15th centuries. Eventually, they produced four Popes and a number of royals. In 1434, the Medicis became Florence's leading family en route to establishing a major dynasty.
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