Cosimo de' Medici

Cosimo de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) wis the first o the Medici poleetical dynasty, de facto rulers o Florence during much o the Italian Renaissance; kent as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" ("il Vecchio") an "Cosimo Pater Patriae" (Laitin: 'faither o the naition') an aw.

Cosimo de' Medici
Portrait bi Bronzino
Laird o Florence
Reign	5 September 1434 – 1 August 1464
Predecessor	Rinaldo degli Albizzi
Successor	Piero the Gouty
Full name Cosimo de' Mèdici
Born	27 September 1389(1389-09-27) Florence, Republic o Florence
Dee'd	1 August 1464(1464-08-01) (aged 74) Careggi, Republic o Florence
Nobility	Medici
Spoose(s)	Contessina de' Bardi
Issue Piero, Laird o Florence Giovanni de' Medici Carlo de' Medici (illegitimate)
Faither	Giovanni de' Medici
Mither	Piccarda Bueri