Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano de'Medici, famously impregnated his mistress ... became the first black head of state when he was made Duke of Florence in 1530. But he met a sticky end - stabbed ...

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass ... within a masterpiece to Florence and Italy," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli said. ar/jm ...

Do the tales of Alessandro de' Medici tell us more ... Show more For over 400 years it's been claimed that the first Medici Duke of Florence was mixed race, his mother a slave of African descent.

A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered reopens to the public Saturday after an 10-million-euro restoration.