Story of forgotten black Medici ruler is told in new short film

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Daphne Di Cinto’s short film Il Moro focuses on the son of a servant who became Duke of Florence

hen, on a hot day in July 1510, in the halls of a noble Florentine palace, a servant gave birth to a boy, no one ever would have imagined that the child would become Duke of Florence and heir to the Medicis, one of the most powerful Renaissance dynasties. Even more so as the boy was black.

 

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Not really black half Moor .

𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗢 𝗗𝗘' 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜 I enjoyed this thought provoking article by lorenzo_tondo. I see there is a very good Wikipedia article about Alessandro. AlessandroDeMedici TheMoor DukeOfFlorence FlorentineRepublic Florence Italy

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