Bernardetto Medici ( Italian: Bernardetto de 'Medici ; 1531 , Florence , Grand Duchy of Tuscany - 1576 , Naples , Kingdom of Naples ) - the son of Ottaviano Medici from the side branch of the Medici clan, founder of the line of seniors and princes Ottano, patron and patron of the arts [1] .
| Bernardetto Medici | |
|---|---|
| Bernardetto de 'Medici | |
| Birth name | Bernardetto de Medici |
| Date of Birth | 1531 |
| Place of Birth | Florence |
| Date of death | 1576 |
| Place of death | Naples |
| Citizenship | Grand Duchy of Tuscany Kingdom of neapolitan |
| Occupation | aristocrat |
| Father | Ottaviano Medici |
| Mother | Bartholomew Junia |
| Spouse | Julia Medici |
| Children | Alessandro |
Biography
Bernardetto Medici was born in Florence in 1531. He was the son of Ottaviano Medici and Bartolomei Dzhunyi and was a representative of the side branch of the Medici family, which later received the title of Princes Ottayano.
In 1559, he married Julia Medici , the legalized illegitimate daughter of Alessandro Medici , Duke of Florence. [2]
In 1567, he purchased the Principality of Ottayano (now Ottaviano) from Cesare Gonzaga , Prince Molfetta, not far from Naples [3] . Bernardetto Medici moved there, perhaps because of disagreements at the court of Cosimo I , the Grand Duke of Tuscany, where his wife behaved too prudently.
In the marriage, a son was born to the spouses, Alessandro Medici (d. 1606), Senor Ottayano, Governor of Borgo and General of the Holy Roman Church since April 1605. Nephew of Alessandro Medici Bernardo Medici became the first prince of Ottayano. His descendants, according to the papal bull given by Cosimo I of Medici in confirmation of the rule in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, claimed the throne after the extinction of the main branch of the family in 1737, but their demands were not satisfied.
The branch of the Ottayano princes exists today and is one of the two surviving branches of the Medici family, close to the dying main line.
Bernadetto Medici died in Naples in 1576.
Notes
- ↑ Medici, principi di Ottajano, duchi di Sarno, duchi di Miranda, Napoli, sec. Xvi - sec. XX - Famiglia (Italian) . www.san.it.
- ↑ Ademollo, 1841 , pp. 1023-1024.
- ↑ Città di Ottaviano (Italian) . www.tuttoprofessioni.it.
Literature
- Ademollo A. Marietta de 'Ricci, ovvero Firenze al tempo dell'assedio racconto storico di Agostino Ademollo : [ ital. ] . - Firenze: Stamp. Granducale, 1841. - 1126 p.
Links
- Lives of the early Medici as told in their correspondence . Archive.org. (ital.)
- I Medici Principi di Ottajano: cenno storico . De-Medici.com. (ital.)
- Bernardetto de 'Medici, signore di Ottaiano . Geneall.net. (ital.)