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15th-century plot to displace the Medici family in Italy

Key facts

Native name
Congiura dei Pazzi
Date
26 April 1478, Easter Sunday
Location
Duomo of Florence
Also known as
Pazzi plot
Type
Assassination attempt
Organised by
Pope Sixtus IV Girolamo Riario Francesco Salviati Francesco de' Pazzi
Participants
Bernardo Bandini dei Baroncelli Jacopo de' Pazzi Antonio Maffei da Volterra Stefano da Bagnone
Deaths
Giuliano de' Medici Francesco Nori
Non fatal injuries
Lorenzo de' Medici , wounded
Convictions
about 80
Sentence
execution

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
conspiracy
Named after
Pazzi family
Location
Florence
Image
Bertoldo di giovanni, medaglia della congiura dei pazzi (lorenzo), 1478.JPG
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point in time
1478-04-26
Commons category
Pazzi conspiracy
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Encyclopedic overview

The Pazzi conspiracy (Italian: Congiura dei Pazzi) was a failed plot by members of the Pazzi family and others to displace the Medici family as rulers of Renaissance Florence.

On 26 April 1478, Easter Sunday, there was an attempt to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano. Lorenzo was wounded but survived; Giuliano was killed.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pazzi conspiracy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.