place_of_death anna de' medici
The Medici Bank ( Italian : " Banco Medici ") was a financial institution created by the Medici family in ___MASK94___ during the 15th century ( 1397  1494 ). It was the largest and most respected bank in Europe during its prime . There are some estimates that the Medici family was , for a period of time , the wealthiest family in Europe . Estimating their wealth in today ' s money is difficult and imprecise , considering that they owned art , land , and gold . With this monetary wealth , the family acquired political power initially in ___MASK1___ , and later in the wider spheres of ___MASK94___ and Europe . Francesco I ( 25 ___MASK9___ 1541  19 October 1587 ) was the second Grand Duke of ___MASK84___ , ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587 . He was the second grand duke of the house of Medici . The Mugello is a historic region and ___MASK25___ in northern ___MASK84___ , in Italy . It is located north of the Province of ___MASK1___ and city of ___MASK1___ . Cosimo di Giovanni de ' Medici ( called ' the Elder ' ( Italian " il Vecchio ") and , posthumously ", " Father of the Nation ' ( Latin " pater patriae "); 10 April 1389  1 ___MASK97___ 1464 ) was an Italian banker and politician , the first of the Medici political dynasty , " de facto " rulers of ___MASK1___ during much of the Italian Renaissance . Despite his influence , his power was not absolute ; ___MASK1___ ' s legislative councils at times resisted his proposals , something which would not have been tolerated by the Visconti of Milan , for instance ; throughout his life he was always " primus inter pares ", or " first among equals ". His power derived from his great wealth as a banker , and he was a great patron of learning , the arts and architecture . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the ___MASK12___ Ocean to the north , the ___MASK88___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The House of Medici was an Italian banking family , political dynasty and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de ' Medici in the Republic of ___MASK1___ during the first half of the 15th century . The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside , gradually rising until they were able to fund the Medici Bank . The bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century , seeing the Medici gain political power in ___MASK1___  though officially they remained citizens rather than monarchs . ___MASK1___ is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of ___MASK1___ . It is the most populous city in Tuscany , with 383 , 083 inhabitants , expanding to over 1 , 520 , 000 in the metropolitan area . The Republic of ___MASK1___ , also known as the Florentine Republic , was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of ___MASK1___ in Tuscany . The republic originated in 1115 , when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon the death of Matilda , a woman who controlled vast territories including ___MASK1___ . The Florentines formed a commune in her successors ' place . The republic was ruled by a council , known as the signoria . The signoria was chosen by the " gonfaloniere " ( titular ruler of the city ), who was elected every two months by Florentine guild members . Anna de ' Medici ( 31 December 1569 -- 19 February 1584 ) was the third child of Francesco I de ' Medici , Grand Duke of ___MASK84___ , and Joanna of Austria . She was a member of the famous House of Medici .