Averardo de' Medici

Averardo de' Medici
17th-century image of Averardo de' Medici
Born	1320
Died	1363
Noble family	Medici
Spouse(s)	Jacopa Spini
Issue	Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici Francesco de' Medici Antonia de' Medici
Father	Salvestro de Medici 'il Chiarissimo'

Averardo de' Medici (1320 – 1363), also known as Everard De Medici or Bicci to disambiguate with his two homonymous ancestors, was the son of Salvestro de' Medici (1300, Florence – 1346, Florence; son of Averardo II de' Medici, 1270–1319), "il Chiarissimo" (English meaning "the fairest" for his complexion, or also interpreted as "the clearest") and the father of three children: Giovanni, Francesco, and Antonia. Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici would become the first historically significant member of the Medici family of Florence and the founder of the Medici Bank.

He was named after the legendary knight Averardo, from whom the Medici claimed descent. He was a second cousin of Salvestro de' Medici.

Children

Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici; married Piccarda Bueri.
Francesco de' Medici (d. 1402); married Selvaggia Gianfigliazzi and Francesca Balducci.
Antonia de' Medici; married Angelo Ardinghelli.

References

Brucker, Gene A. (1957). The Medici in the Fourteenth Century. Medieval Academy of America.
Lee, Alexander (2014). The Ugly Renaissance. Hutchinson.

External links

PBS - Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
THE MEDICI Genealogical tree from Florence Art Guide - The Renaissance
Medici Family from The Galileo Project
Image of Medici family tree

House of Medici

People

Lords of Florence	Cosimo "The Elder" Piero "The Gouty" Lorenzo "The Magnificent" Piero "The Brief" Giovanni, Pope Leo X Giuliano Lorenzo II Giulio (Clement VII) Ippolito Alessandro "The Moor"
Dukes of Florence	Alessandro "The Moor" Cosimo I
Grand Dukes of Tuscany	Cosimo I Francesco I Ferdinando I Cosimo II Ferdinando II Cosimo III Gian Gastone
Queens of France	Caterina Maria
Popes	Leo X Clement VII Leo XI
Cardinals	male line: Giovanni (Leo X) Giulio (Clement VII) Ippolito Alessandro (Leo XI) Giovanni Ferdinando I Carlo Giovan Carlo Leopoldo Francesco Maria Francesco female line: Luigi de' Rossi Giovanni Salviati Innocenzo Cybo Bernardo Salviati Niccolò Ridolfi Lorenzo Strozzi Ferrante Gonzaga Vincenzo II Gonzaga
Bishops and archbishops	Filippo Bernardo Antonio Giuliano Zanobi
Condottieri	Giovanni delle Bande Nere Don Giovanni Mattias
Genealogy	Genealogical tables of the House of Medici

Festina Lente

Buildings

Villas	Cafaggiolo Trebbio Careggi Fiesole La Quiete Collesalvetti Poggio a Caiano Castello Mezzomonte Agnano Spedaletto La Petraia Camugliano Stabbia La Topaia Cerreto Guidi Marignolle Arena Metato Poggio Imperiale Lapeggi L'Ambrogiana La Màgia Liliano Coltano Montevettolini Artimino Buti Seravezza Madama
Palaces	Casino Mediceo di San Marco Palazzo Medici Riccardi Palazzo Madama Palazzo Pitti Villa Medici Palazzo Medici Tornaquinci Livorno Palazzo delle Vedove Pisa Materdei Palazzo Medici di Ottaviano
Fountains and gardens	Medici fountain Villa di Pratolino
Fortresses	Arezzo Grosseto Piombino Pistoia San Piero a Sieve Siena Volterra
Chapels	Magi Chapel Medici Chapels, San Lorenzo New Sacristy Cappella dei Principi Old Sacristy

Patronage

Painters, sculptors and architects	Bartolomeo Ammannati Sandro Botticelli Filippo Brunelleschi Michelangelo Michelangelo and the Medici Bernardo Buontalenti Leonardo da Vinci Donatello Michelozzo Antonio del Pollaiuolo Jacopo della Quercia Giorgio Vasari
Poets and other literary figures	Agnolo Poliziano Niccolò Machiavelli
Humanists and philosophers	Pico della Mirandola Marsilio Ficino
Scientists	Galileo Galilei
Musicians	Emilio de' Cavalieri Jacopo Peri