The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism. The Medici family were wool merchants and bankers. Both businesses were very profitable and the family became extremely wealthy.
2996 people died on 9/11. 620000 died during the civil war. 23600 died during the war of 1812
They attracted a great deal of interest of Spain.