Where did Cosimo de' Medici establish his family's rule successfully?
Rome
Venice
Florence
Naples
Answer
Cosimo de' Medici was a powerful Italian politician and banker who established his family's rule in Florence, Italy. He was born into a wealthy family and used his wealth to gain political power. He was elected as the Gonfalonier of Florence, the highest political office in the city, in 1434. He used his position to consolidate his family's power and to make Florence a major center of art and culture.
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