The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in prison for his attempt to become the city’s « tyrant ».

The Signoria now has a vacant chair, and Cosimo is asked to choose who should occupy it. Piero thinks that his moment has now come, but the banker Pazzi, too,…

While the Medici are in exile in Venice, the situation deteriorates day by day in Florence, with Albizzi imposing his rule over a city gravely depleted by the absence of…

From prison, Cosimo asks Contessina to try bribing a member of the Signoria, to buy votes in his favor. Albizzi starts poisoning Cosimo’s food through his prison guard. Contessina negotiates…

Albizzi has managed to foment the citizenry against Cosimo, accusing him of the crime of usury. When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence. Albizzi then…

The Medici family suffers a great loss with the death of its patriarch Giovanni. When the designated heir Cosimo discovers that his father was poisoned, he decides to put Marco…

The war is throwing Florence into chaos. Piero, Cosimo’s only son, is eager to fight. Meanwhile, Cosimo manages to « buy » the withdrawal of Milan’s troops, thus saving the city, but…