de' Medici, Alessandro
Title
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de' Medici, Alessandro
Given name
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Alessandro de' Medici, 1st Duke of Florence
First name
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Alessandro
Last name
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de' Medici
Date of birth
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22 July 1510
Place of birth
Date of death
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6 January 1537
Place of death
Biography
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Alessandro de' Medici was the first Medici to rule Florence as a hereditary monarch. He was nicknamed "il Moro" ("the Moor") due to his dark complexion and it is believed that his mother, possibly a servant within the Medici household, was of African descent. In 1537, Alessandro was assassinated by a distant cousin.
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Florentine ruler
Gender assigned
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Male
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
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 Alessandro de' Medici, 1st Duke of Florence |
Identity of Black person (real or fictive) | E22 Man-Made Object |
‘de’ Medici, Alessandro’ (no date), Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/576
