Many deaths in the show/book (like Giovanni or Lorenzo the Elder) are dramatized; in reality, most died of natural causes.
Starts in 1429 with the death of Giovanni de' Medici. Medici - Ascendancy ...
This episode (Season 1, Episode 8) concludes the first major chapter of the family's rise. Many deaths in the show/book (like Giovanni or
"Ascendancy" is both the subtitle of the first book in Matteo Strukul's bestselling Masters of Florence series and the title of the season one finale of the Medici TV series . Both follow the high-stakes rise of Cosimo de' Medici after the death of his father, Giovanni. 📚 The Book: Medici - Ascendancy funded by Medici support.
The "Ascendancy" era saw the groundbreaking construction of the Florentine Cathedral Dome by Brunelleschi, funded by Medici support.