Strozzi family
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The House of Strozzi is an ancient patrician Florentine family, who like their great rivals the House of Medici, began in banking before moving into politics. Until its exile from Florence in 1434, th
Niccolò Strozzi (portrait bust by Mino da Fiesole, 1454)
Count Peter Strozzi (1626–1664), Austrian general, killed by the Ottomans during the Siege of Novi Zrin (1664)
Palla Strozzi
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Palla di Onofrio Strozzi was an Italian banker, politician, writer, philosopher and philologist.
Strozzi family
…causing great animosity between the two families. Soon afterward, the Strozzi married into the Medici family, essentially giving the Medici superiority. Palla Strozzi (1372–1462) neglected the family bank, but played an important part in the public life of Florence, and founded the first public library in Florence…
Palla Strozzi (with nails) in the Deposition by Fra Angelico.