Lorenzo the Elder

Lorenzo the Elder
Posthumous portrait by Alessandro Allori, 1585
Born	c. 1395 Florence, Republic of Florence
Died	23 September 1440 (aged 45) Careggi, Republic of Florence
Noble family	Medici
Spouse(s)	Ginevra Cavalcanti
Issue	Francesco de' Medici Pierfrancesco the Elder
Father	Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
Mother	Piccarda Bueri

Lorenzo the Elder (c. 1395 – 23 September 1440) was an Italian banker of the House of Medici of Florence, the younger brother of Cosimo de' Medici the Elder and progenitor of the so-called "Popolani" ("populist, i.e. for the people") line of the family, named for a later generation whose members were supporters of the Florentine political activist Girolamo Savonarola.