Cosimo returns from exile while his rival Rinaldo degli Albizzi faces trial for treason.
Cosimo and Lorenzo face bitter rivals, primarily the Albizzi family, who seek to seize their holdings.
Cosimo secures his power by convincing the Signoria to exile the Albizzi family rather than execute them—though the mercenaries have other plans. Medici - Ascendancy ...
The novel by Matteo Strukul is a fast-paced historical thriller. It captures a Florence described as a "nest of vipers" where the young, untested Medici brothers must fight for survival.
Many deaths in the show/book (like Giovanni or Lorenzo the Elder) are dramatized; in reality, most died of natural causes. Cosimo returns from exile while his rival Rinaldo
While the show depicts Albizzi being murdered in the woods, he actually died in natural exile in Ancona eight years later. 💡 Historical Reality vs. Fiction
📍 If you visit Florence, you can see the family's physical "ascendancy" at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi , their first great palace. The novel by Matteo Strukul is a fast-paced
Starts in 1429 with the death of Giovanni de' Medici.