Contessina de' Bardi
Contessina de' Bardi (1390–October 1473), was an Italian noblewoman from the House of Bardi. Her marriage into the House of Medici provided her husband's family with much needed nobility, prestige, and military support as they established their power in Florence.
Contessina de' Medici | |
|---|---|
| Lady of Florence | |
Cristofano dell'Altissimo, posthumous portrait of Contessina de' Bardi | |
| Born | c. 1390 Florence |
| Died | October 1473 Florence |
| Noble family | Bardi (by birth) Medici (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Cosimo de' Medici |
| Issue | Piero the Gouty Giovanni de' Medici |
| Father | Alessandro di Sozzo de' Bardi, count of Vernio |
| Mother | Camilla Pannocchieschi |
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