Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

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Lorenzo II de' Medici
Portrait by Raphael, 1518[1]
Ruler of Florence
Reign	17 March 1516 – 4 May 1519
Predecessor	Giuliano de' Medici
Successor	Giulio de' Medici
Born	12 September 1492 Florence, Republic of Florence
Died	4 May 1519(1519-05-04) (aged 26) Careggi, Republic of Florence
Noble family	Medici
Spouse(s)	Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne
Issue	Catherine, Queen of France Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (illegitimate)
Father	Piero the Unfortunate
Mother	Alfonsina Orsini

Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian: [loˈrɛntso di ˈpjɛːro de ˈmɛːditʃi]; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of France, while his illegitimate son, Alessandro de' Medici, became the first Duke of Florence.