The Tree of EuropeHistorical and genealogical atlas
ESEN
The Tree of Europe · Person

Giovanni de’ Medici

«of the Black Bands»

A condottiere of the Medici dynasty. His career was associated with Florence and the Papal States.

1498 – 1526CondottiereMedici
Explore this family · Spanish AtlasBack to people
Portrait of Giovanni de’ Medici
Posthumous portraitPortrait of Giovanni delle Bande NereGian Paolo Pace, called l’Olmo · 1545Uffizi Galleries, Florence · inv. 1890, no. 934Public domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1498 Documented

Death: 1526 Documented

Role: Condottiere

Other recorded names: Giovanni dalle Bande Nere · Giovanni delle Bande Nere · Giovanni de Medici · John de Medici

Dynasty: Medici

Territories: Florence (ES) · Papal States (ES)

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Giovanni il Popolano · ESPending reviewCaterina SforzaPending review
Partners
Maria Salviati · ESPending review
Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Giovanni il Popolano

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Caterina Sforza

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Maria Salviati

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

Related stories

Follow this person through history

Story · Spanish original

The condottieri

From mercenary companies to the Duchy of Milan

Start reading
Keep exploring

More paths from Giovanni de’ Medici