Villa Medici of Marignolle
The Medici Villa di Marignolle is located in a southern suburb of Florence at 30 Via di Santa di Maria a Marignolle.
The property belonged to the Sacchetti family in the 14th century and was sold by them to Lorenzo di Pietro Ridolfi in 1550. Francesco I de 'Medici confiscated the property because Ridolfi had entered into the Pucci conspiracy against Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici , the father of Francesco, in 1560 .
After remodeling by the court architect Bernardo Buontalenti , Francesco gave the villa to his illegitimate son with Bianca Cappello , Don Antonio . To the right of the villa, a ballroom was built by Gherardo Mechini in 1596 . In 1621 Girolamo Capponi bought the property; the last offspring of this family, Gino Capponi , man of letters and politician, was first buried in the villa's chapel in 1876 - today he rests in the church of Santa Croce .
The Marchese Luigi Ridolfi and the art dealer family Bellini (1939–1976) are among the later owners. Even today the villa is privately owned and not open to the public.
literature
- Isabella Lapi Ballerini: The Medici Villas. Complete Guide. Giunti, Florenz et al. 2011, ISBN 978-88-09-76632-7 , p. 103 f.
- Daniela Mignani: Le Ville Medicee di Giusto Utens. Arnaud, Florence 1993, ISBN 88-8015-000-6 .
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Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′ 10.7 ″ N , 11 ° 13 ′ 1.8 ″ E