Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici was an Italian banker and politician who became the de facto ruler of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, and was the first to establish the Medici family as its effective leaders for generations.
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat, banker, patron of the arts
- Position held
- ambassador
- Citizenship
- Florence
- Born
- September 27, 1389, 1389
- Died
- August 1, 1464, 1464
