Mikeh? Steve? Phaeded?

Points of view?

Wikipedia is not of much help on this open topic.



https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_de_M%C3%A9dicis

Wiki stats from 11 to 6...
Puf...

The European Heraldique site blasons only shows : from 8 to 6
http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Re ... edicis.htm

Primitive Blason


Before 1465


Afetr 1465

I found one with the 11 palle


Blason des Médicis à onze boules, illustration d’un manuscrit du XVe siècle contenant un commentaire sur le « De anima » d’Aristote par le médecin et philosophe Niccolò Tignosi da Foligno, (Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana)

I found one with the 7 palle
but it is on a monument near the end of this video of French television
http://www.france2.fr/emissions/secrets ... 16_1134517

One of 8 :


Aparte : on the right, one classical of 6 but disposed as 1+2+3 in triangular way :


http://www.rotarycomunicazioneimmagine. ... enne-nome/

I know only of higher numbers for the palle ... and after 1465 six. The outer form differed occasionally.

The background of the change of the Medici palle was the actual problems of the French king, who faced the attack of Burgundy in near future. And Florence desired better trade connection in the Southern part of France.
Another background was, that Cosimo had died in August 1464, so a political change in Florence. And the Medici chapel (with 3 Magi) was ready in 1464, which led to a public 3 Magi Trionfi, likely celebrated at 6th of January 1465 (would be logical, but I still miss a confirmation).
Naturally Piero di Medici needed positive reactions from other cities to strengthen his own position in Florence (which had become weak in Florence).

Huck wrote:I know only of higher numbers for the palle ... and after 1465 six. The outer form differed occasionally.

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So do I.

Huck wrote:I know only of higher numbers for the palle ... and after 1465 six. The outer form differed occasionally.

The background of the change of the Medici palle was the actual problems of the French king, who faced the attack of Burgundy in near future. And Florence desired better trade connection in the Southern part of France.
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Yes.
Côme s’éteint en 1464, laissant la place à son fils Pierre (Giovanni, probablement plus doué est mort en 1463).

Pierre le Goutteux (1416 - 1469)

"Pierre n’a pas l’envergure intellectuelle et politique de son père. Il est cependant bon diplomate ce qui lui vaut l’amitié de Louis XI (qui lui octroie trois fleurs de lys pour le blason des Médicis) et du pape Paul II. Il échappe à un complot grâce au soutien de Sforza (Milan) et exile ses adversaires. Sous sa gouvernance, plusieurs sièges de la banque connaissent des difficultés financières. Il poursuit l’œuvre de mécène de Côme (il encourage les mêmes artistes, auxquels vient s’ajouter Botticelli). Il meurt de la goutte dont il a souffert toute son existence."

http://lili.butterfly.free.fr/dokuwiki/ ... ce:medicis

Piero was rather sick and couldn't walk. It's difficult under this conditions to take a very responsible position and the acceptance of others. And most other rulers get a difficult time at the beginning of their rule.

Anyway, the theme in this thread are the 3 holy Kings or Magi ...
Some material to the development of the Magi cult in Florence is in the thread "Cologne exhibition: 3 Magi" ...
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1047&start=10
(mainly second page)
... which was later written than the material in this thread.