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573. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2)

2025/6/11
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Dominic Sandbrook: 帕奇家族阴谋是文艺复兴时期最具戏剧性的事件之一，旨在谋杀洛伦佐·德·美第奇，他是美第奇家族的首脑。阴谋失败后，教皇对洛伦佐处以绝罚，并呼吁其他意大利城邦对其进行干预。洛伦佐面临内忧外患，但他决定冒险前往那不勒斯，以求得和平。我强调了美第奇家族在政治斗争中不择手段的一面，以及洛伦佐为了巩固权力而采取的残酷手段。此外，我还提到了洛伦佐对艺术的赞助，以及他与文艺复兴时期其他重要人物的关系。 Tom Holland: 我对帕奇家族阴谋的细节，特别是其中涉及的背叛和暴力行为感到震惊。我对洛伦佐的性格和动机提出了质疑，认为他并非完全值得钦佩。同时，我也对洛伦佐的艺术赞助和文化贡献表示赞赏，认为他是一位具有复杂性格的统治者。我强调了宗教在阴谋中的作用，以及教皇对洛伦佐的敌意。此外，我还对佛罗伦萨的政治局势和权力斗争进行了分析。

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This chapter introduces Lorenzo de' Medici, focusing on his early life, family background, and education. It also touches upon his father Piero's struggles with maintaining Medici power and the unexpected economic downturn.
  • Lorenzo's birth and upbringing
  • Piero de' Medici's health issues and political challenges
  • The Medici family's economic struggles and political maneuvering

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Who was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most glamorous, glittering, and blood-soaked of all the Medici, who became his family’s formidable but compulsive “Godfather” from the age of only twenty one? What was the Pazzi Conspiracy, in which he was almost murdered in a bloody plot to eliminate Medici supremacy in Florence, in the middle of a church mass? Were the Medici the first Italian mafia? What influence did Lorenzo have upon the Renaissance? And, what would become of the Medici, with conspirators circling, the Papacy against them, and their bank coffers draining away? 

Join Dominic and Tom as they dive into the colourful, salacious and politically tumultuous early life of one of Europe’s most charming and charismatic figures: Lorenzo the Magnificent. Could he remain Prince of Florence, and save his beloved city, against all the odds? 

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