Pierfrancesco de’ Medici the Elder (1430 – 19 July 1476) was an Italian banker and diplomat a member of the House of Medici of Florence.Born in Florence he was the son of Lorenzo the Elder and Ginevra Cavalcanti and thus nephew of Cosimo de’ Medici and cousin to Piero the Gouty de facto lords of the city from 1459.Pierfrancesco was orphaned in 1440 and was raised by his uncle.
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