Lorenzo de' Medici also known as Lorenzo the Elder was an Italian banker. The brother of Cosimo de' Medici and second son of Giovanni de' Medici and Piccarda de' Medici. He led the Medici bank alongside Cosimo.
Background[]
Twenty years earlier in the present time of season 1, Giovanni sent Cosimo and Lorenzo to Rome with bribes to install a friendly cardinal as Pope and gain control of the Vatican's banking. Prior to Cosimo and Bianca's relationship, Lorenzo had fallen for a girl named Rosa. When Giovanni find's out, he tries to get her to leave by payment. She refuses but still is sent to a sanctuary. She was pregnant with Lorenzo's child. She and the child are later found dead. Lorenzo doesn't find out about this until he is much older.
Giovanni's Murder Conspiracy[]
Marco Bello led Cosimo to believe that Lorenzo led the murder of their father. In this, Cosimo locks Lorenzo to his chambers. Lorenzo eventually plans to escape with the help of his niece in law Lucrezia Tornabuoni. When preparing to leave, Cosimo finds him out of his chambers which leads them to a dispute. Cosimo, still believing that Lorenzo murdered their father didn't change his mind until Lucrezia entered the room claiming she found a sale of bill in Marco's bag which brought the blame off of Lorenzo.
Lorenzo's Death[]
Lorenzo was murdered while assisting his brother in finding fault behind the Pazzi's.