Pazzi Conspiracy – Failed Murder Attempt On Lorenzo de’ Medici Made Him Even More Powerful And Threw Renaissance Florence Into Chaos

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – ‘He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.’ It is an old saying that has passed the test of time, and it is undoubtedly true in the case of the hideous murder attempt on Lorenzo de Medici.

Those who planned to kill murder Lorenzo de Medici failed, and by doing so, they threw Florence into chaos, but how could everything go so wrong?

Left: Lorenzo de’ Medici. Image source – Right: Murder attempt on the Medici brothers. Image source

Scandals and intrigues were anticipated wherever members of the Medici family were present. Thanks to the powerful House of Medici, House of Borgia, and the Pazzi family, bribes, plots, and murder attempts were part of a daily schedule in Renaissance Florence.

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