Lorenzo di piero de' medici (september 12, 1492 – may 4, 1519) was the ruler of florence from 1513 to his untimely death from syphilis in 1519. He was also duke of urbino for a short while. Niccolò machiavelli's the prince was dedicated to him, as a young ruler who might unite all italy by expelling the foreign occupiers. 16th century.
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