Alfonsina de'Medici

Alfonsina Orsini (1472 – 7 February 1520) was a Regent of Florence. She was the spouse of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici from 1488 and the mother of Lorenzo II de' Medici. She was the daughter of Roberto Orsini, Conte Tagliacozzo and Catherine San Severino.

She is credited with a great influence over the affairs of state. She governed The Republic of Florence during the absence of her son in the period of 1515-1519. She was involved in the plans regarding the war between Florence and France, as well as in the plans of making a treaty. She also had oversight of Pope Leo's entry into Florence in November 1515.

Alfonsina Orsini's maid, Simonetta da Collevecchio, was to-be the mother of Alessandro de' Medici.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsina_Orsini

• Alfonsina Orsini
• F, #4789, b. circa 1472, d. 7 February 1520
• Last Edited=18 Sep 2002
• Alfonsina Orsini was born circa 1472. She was the daughter of Robert Orsini, Conte di Tagliacozzo and Catherine Saint-Severin. She married Piero II de Medici, son of Lorenzo I de Medici and Clara Orsini, circa 1487. She died on 7 February 1520.
• Child of Alfonsina Orsini and Piero II de Medici
  • 1. Lorenzo II de Medici, Duca di Urbino+ b. 9 Sep 1492, d. 4 May 1519

From: http://thepeerage.com/p479.htm#i4789

• Alfonsina d' Orsini1
• F, #98848
• Father Roberto d' Orsini, Count of Tagliacozzo & Alba, Signore di Pacentro, Sant'Angelo, San Polo, & San Gregorio1 b. c 1425, d. 29 Jun 1476
• Mother Caterina (Violante) Sanseverino1 b. c 1425
• Alfonsina d' Orsini married Piero 'the Unfortunate' di Lorenzo de Medici, Lord of Florence, son of Lorenzo I 'the Magnificent' de Medici, Lord of Florence and Clarice d' Orsini, in 1488.1
• Family Piero 'the Unfortunate' di Lorenzo de Medici, Lord of Florence b. 15 Feb 1471, d. 28 Dec 1503
• Child
  • Lorenzo II de Medici, Duke d'Urbino+1 b. 12 Sep 1492, d. 4 May 1519
• Citations
• 1.[S13] Worldroots.com.

From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3291.htm#...

Links

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_the_Unfortunate
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_II_de%27_Medici
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_de%27_Medici

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