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* TookALevelInBadass: After learning that her husband has been sentenced to death, she bursts into the Signoria on horseback and convinces them to commute Cosimo's sentence to exile instead.

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* TookALevelInBadass: After learning that her husband has been sentenced to death, she bursts ''bursts into the Signoria on horseback horseback'' and convinces them to commute Cosimo's sentence to exile instead.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Pursues a married woman who's husband is known for being a hardass, purely because he can. It ends up with her dead.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Pursues a married woman who's whose husband is known for being a hardass, purely because he can. It ends up with her dead.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Has no qualms about cheating on her husband with Lorenzo.
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* OddFriendship: She the mistress of Clarice's husband, and yet the two women form something of an understanding with one another -- enough so that Lucrezia openly weeps at Clarice's funeral.
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* LoveHurts: She and Lorenzo have been in love since they were teenagers, and so it stings when he tells her he plans to get married.
* TheMistress: She and Lorenzo have been an item for years.
* ProudBeauty: She's very aware of how beautiful she is, and uses it to her advantage on more than one occasion.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Her husband is constantly away on business, as well as being considerably older than her.
* WomanScorned: {{Averted}}. Though it seems she'll become this when Lorenzo tells her he wants to be more faithful to his wife, she's staunchly loyal to him throughout the Pazzi conspiracy, and (on Clarice's behest) talks her husband into remaining loyal to the family as well.
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this is a bit unfair: the women were always cordial to one another, she was never a "bitch" to Clarice.


* AlphaBitch: Flat out tells Clarice that Lorenzo will never love Clarice the way he loves her.
* YourCheatingHeart: Has no qualms about cheating on her husband with Lorenzo

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* AlphaBitch: Flat out tells Clarice that Lorenzo will never love Clarice the way he loves her.

* YourCheatingHeart: Has no qualms about cheating on her husband with LorenzoLorenzo.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series' epilogue states that Giovanni eventually became Pope LeoX, fulfilling Lorenzo's dream of a Medici leading the Catholic Church.
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* NobilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi , Tornabouni, and Orsini are nobility.

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* NobilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi , Bardi, Tornabouni, and Orsini are nobility.
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Piero's wife, and the mother of Lorenzo, Giuliano, and Bianca. Born Lucrezia Tornabouni

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Piero's wife, and the mother of Lorenzo, Giuliano, and Bianca. Born Lucrezia TornabouniTornabouni.
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* NobilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi and Orsini are nobility.

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* NobilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi , Tornabouni, and Orsini are nobility.



Piero's wife, and the mother of Lorenzo, Giuliano, and Bianca.

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Piero's wife, and the mother of Lorenzo, Giuliano, and Bianca. Born Lucrezia Tornabouni
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, he was actually the 3rd of four surviving siblings, and the 4th of five overall. Here, he's the oldest of three. Also in real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had six children who survived to adulthood and ten children overall. The show condenses this down to three children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, he was actually the 3rd of four surviving siblings, and the 4th of five overall. Here, he's the oldest of three. Also in the real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had six children who survived to adulthood and ten children overall. The show condenses this down to three children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, he was actually the 3rd of four surviving siblings, and the 4th of 5 overall. Here, he's the oldest of three. Also in real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had 6 children who survived to adulthood and 10 children overall. The show condenses this down to 3 children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, he was actually the 3rd of four surviving siblings, and the 4th of 5 five overall. Here, he's the oldest of three. Also in real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had 6 six children who survived to adulthood and 10 ten children overall. The show condenses this down to 3 three children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had 6 children who survived to adulthood and 10 children overall. The show condenses this down to 3 children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Averted. In real life, he was actually the 3rd of four surviving siblings, and the 4th of 5 overall. Here, he's the oldest of three. Also in real life, Lorenzo and Clarice had 6 children who survived to adulthood and 10 children overall. The show condenses this down to 3 children, Piero, Giovanni, and Maddalena.
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* MustMakeAmends: Feels this way in regards to Piero as a young adult, even attempting to reach out, but by that point, Piero has bigger things to worry about.
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* TheStoic: As an adult, he rarely shows any genuine emotion save for annoyance.


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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With his nephew Lorenzo, especially after the death of Giuliano. Lorenzo treats Carlo as a brother rather than a half-uncle and Carlo is included in the Medici inner circle. For his part, Carlo is loyal to Lorenzo to the death.
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** Most historians agree that she died of Tuberculosis.
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* FeudingFamilies: Initially with the Albizzis, later with the Pazzis.

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* FeudingFamilies: Initially with the Albizzis, Albizzi, later with the Pazzis.Pazzi.
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* NoblilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi and Orsini are nobility.

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* NoblilityMarriesMoney: NobilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi and Orsini are nobility.
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* NoblilityMarriesMoney: The Medici are rich, the Bardi and Orsini are nobility.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Is very popular with the people of Florence, and his return from exile is met with cheering crowds. Years after his death, the people continue to sing praises about him, to the point where his son and grandson are repeatedly compared to him unfavorably.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Is very popular with the people citizens of Florence, and his return from exile is met with cheering crowds. Years after his death, the people continue to sing praises about him, to the point where his son and grandson are repeatedly compared to him unfavorably. TruthInTelevision, the real Cosimo was incredibly beloved by the Florentines due to his patronage of the arts and skills in politics and banking. There's a reason he was given the posthumous title ''Father of the Fatherland''.
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* AgeLift: Inverted. The real Piero was 21 when he rose to power after the death of his father. Louis Partridge was 15 during the filming of Season 3.
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* CoolBigBro: Because of how close they are in age, this is how Lorenzo sees him.

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* CoolBigBro: Because of how close they are in age, this is how Lorenzo sees him. Overlaps with CoolUncle.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Averted. She's rather unimpressed with Lorenzo and his apparent materialism upon first meeting him. It takes several do-overs to get her to change her mind.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: Averted. She's rather unimpressed with Lorenzo and his apparent materialism upon first meeting him. It takes several do-overs to get her to change her mind.mind about him.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Is very popular with the people of Florence, and his return from exile is met with cheering crowds.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Is very popular with the people of Florence, and his return from exile is met with cheering crowds. Years after his death, the people continue to sing praises about him, to the point where his son and grandson are repeatedly compared to him unfavorably.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Tries to do this to Cantalina after it becomes apparent she has betrayed him to the Medicis. It don't work.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Tries to do this to Cantalina after it becomes apparent she has betrayed him to the Medicis. It don't doesn't work.



* ShipTease: Is kind to Maddalena and seems to genuinely like her, [[spoiler:but it later turns out that nothing happened between them]]

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* ShipTease: Is kind to Maddalena and seems to genuinely like her, [[spoiler:but but it later turns out that nothing happened between them]]them.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: After the attempt on his life. He retains his pious demeanor and even performs Lorenzo's last rites, but makes it plain that he personally doesn't like him.
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* ProperLady: Is unfailingly polite and gracious towards everyone she comes in contact with. The one exception is Lucrezia Donati, who turns her into an IceQueen.
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* FeudingFamilies: Initially with the Albizzis, later with the Pazzis.


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* TheUsurper: Over the course of the series, the Medici go from humble merchants to the De Facto rulers of the city of Florence, displacing all of the older, more established families.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though it's clearly only to save his own skin, he actually does make an attempt to talk things out with Lorenzo first, but unsurprisingly, Lorenzo won't have it. Points for trying, at least.
* HateSink: Unlike Rinaldo and Francesco before him, who had their moments of kindness, Riario is never shown to be anything other than a brutish thug and his death comes off as well deserved.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though it's clearly only to save his own skin, he actually does make an attempt to talk things out with Lorenzo first, but unsurprisingly, Lorenzo won't have it.isn't interested. Points for trying, at least.
* HateSink: Unlike Rinaldo Rinaldo, Francesco, and Francesco even Jacopo before him, who all had their moments of kindness, Riario is never shown to be anything other than a brutish thug and his death comes off as well deserved.



* YouHaveFailedMe: Tries to do this to Cantalina after it becomes apparent she has betrayed him to the Medicis. She, however, turns it around on him and gives him a blistering ReasonYouSuckSpeech instead.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: Tries to do this to Cantalina after it becomes apparent she has betrayed him to the Medicis. She, however, turns it around on him and gives him a blistering ReasonYouSuckSpeech instead.
It don't work.

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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Historical portraits of Giuliano depict him with very dark brown, nearly black hair. Here, he's played by blonde Creator/BradleyJames.

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* AdaptationalDyeJob: Historical portraits of Giuliano depict him with very dark brown, nearly black hair. Here, he's played by blonde Creator/BradleyJames.Creator/BradleyJames, who is blonde.



A painter who is friends with both Lorenzo and Guiliano. He is one of the masters of Renaissance Florence.
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: In the shows retelling of history, Sandro Botticelli, after being orphaned at a young age, was taken in by the Medici, and grew up alongside Lorenzo and Giuliano.

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A painter who is friends with both Lorenzo and Guiliano.Giuliano. He is one of the masters of Renaissance Florence.
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: In the shows retelling of history, Sandro Botticelli, after being orphaned at a young age, was taken in by the Medici, and grew up alongside Lorenzo and Giuliano.
Giuliano.
* OnlySaneMan: Takes up the mantle after the Pazzi Conspiracy, to an even greater extant than Carlo and Clarice.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Removes himself entirely from the affairs of the Medici once it becomes clear Lorenzo will not give up his pursuit of vengeance and power.




* AlphaBitch: Flat out tells Clarice that Lorenzo will never love Clarice the way he loves her.
* YourCheatingHeart: Has no qualms about cheating on her husband with Lorenzo



[[spoiler: TogetherInDeath]]: [[spoiler: With Giuliano, as Sandro begins a new portrait intending to show them both together and happy in paradise.]]

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[[spoiler: TogetherInDeath]]: [[spoiler: * TogetherInDeath: With Giuliano, as Sandro begins a new portrait intending to show them both together and happy in paradise.]]
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