Lorenzo the Elder was an Italian banker of the House of Medici of Florence, the younger brother of Cosimo de' Medici the Elder and progenitor of the so-called "Popolani" line of the family, named for a later generation whose members were... Wikipedia
Born: 1395, Florence, Italy
Died: September 23, 1440 (age 45 years), Villa Medici at Careggi, Florence, Italy
Children: Pierfrancesco the Elder
Siblings: Cosimo de' Medici
Spouse(s): Ginevra Cavalcanti
Grandchildren: Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici and Giovanni il Popolano
Parents: Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici and Piccarda Bueri