Palazzo Pitti, a large palace with lots of royal history
Let's resume the trip to Florence and discover more about the de' Medici family. My fifth castle visit of 2024 took place in Florence and it was a fantastic one. There, I visited the Palazzo Pitti, the main residence of the de' Medici family. The Palazzo Pitti some royal history At the beginning the building of Palazzo Pitti was ordered by banker, Luca Pitti , a friend and supporter of Cosimo de' Medici. However the building works stopped, when Luca Pitti suffered financial losses after the death of Cosimo de' Medici. Luca Pitti died in 1472, while the Palazzo still was unfinished. Luca Pitti, source picture: Wikipedia In 1549, the Palazzo Pitti was sold to Eleonora di Toledo , the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici (who later became Grand Duke of Tuscany). During that time the Palazzo Vecchio was the main residence of the family. Eleonora di Toledo, source picture: Wikipedia During the reign of Francesco I (son of Eleonora), he and his wife...