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26th April 1478: The Pazzi family launch their failed plot against the Medici family

26th April 2020
Tagged as: Conspiracy, Florence, Italy, Medici, Murder, Pazzi, Renaissance

The Pazzi family in Florence launched their unsuccessful plot to overthrow the Medici family with an assassination attempt against the brothers Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici.

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26th April 1478: The Pazzi family launch their failed plot against the Medici family

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