[med-i-chee; It. me-dee-chee] 
| 1. | Catherine de'. Catherine de Médicis. |
| 2. | Cos⋅mo or Co⋅si⋅mo de' [kawz-maw or -kaw-zee-maw de] , (“the Elder” ), 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of art and literature. |
| 3. | Cosmo or Cosimo de' (“the Great”), 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany. |
| 4. | Gio⋅van⋅ni de' [jaw-vahn-nee de] . Leo X. |
| 5. | Giu⋅lio de' [joo-lyaw de] . Clement VII. |
| 6. | Lo⋅ren⋅zo de' [law-ren-tsaw de] , (“Lorenzo the Magnificent”), 1449–92, poet and patron of the arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (father of Leo X). |
| 7. | Ma⋅ri⋅a de' [muh-ree-uh duh; It. mah-ree-ah de] . Marie de Médicis. |
[med-i-see-uhn, ‑chee-uhn] , adjective | Med·i·ci (měd'ə-chē', mě'dē-) Italian noble family that produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de Médicis and Marie de Médicis). Cosimo "the Elder" (1389-1464) was the first of the family to rule Florence. Lorenzo "the Magnificent" (1449-1492) was an outstanding patron of learning and the arts, whose clients included Michelangelo and Botticelli. Med'i·ce'an (-chē'ən, -sē'-) adj. |