A Magnificent Man - Paperback

Adventure, romance, politics, and murder filled the life of Lorenzo DiMedici, a banker who inherited the leadership of Florence, Italy during the 15th century. He used his charisma and financial influence to create a humanistic city of art and culture despite plots against him by Pope Sixtus IV, the Pazzi family, and King Ferrante of Naples until he had to make the choice of meeting the king alone and unarmed, or go to war.