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Lorenzo the Elder (c. 1395 – 23 September 1440) was an Italian banker of the House of Medici of Florence the younger brother of Cosimo de’ Medici the Elder and the founder of the so-called dei Popolani line of the family.Lorenzo was the son of Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici and Piccarda Bueri and was educated by Carlo Marsuppini. In 1416 he married Ginevra Cavalcanti from whom he had two sons: Francesco who was childless and Pierfrancesco who originated the Popolani line.