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| Cosimo de’ Medici headed the family banking enterprises, including offices throughout Europe, and helped to make Florence a leading international financial center. He also profited by skillfully manipulating the chief offices of the city. Cosimo ruined his enemies with excessive taxation and consolidated his own power, but was a generous patron of the arts and was responsible for extensive public building programs. | ||||||
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