Luisa Contessina Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici, known as Luigia, (1477 – 1488) was an Italian noble.[1] She was the eightborn and fourth daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini.[2] She was going to marry with her fiancé Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, but she died in 1488 at the age of 11.

Luisa de' Medici
Pallas and the Centaur, by Sandro Botticelli c. 1482. Minerva is inspired by Luisa de' Medici
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Full name
Luisa Contessina Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici, known as Luigia
Born1477
Republic of Florence
Died1488(1488-00-00) (aged 10–11)
Noble familyMedici
FatherLorenzo de' Medici
MotherClarice Orsini

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  1. ^ Tomas, Natalie R. (2003). The Medici Women: Gender and Power in Renaissance Florence. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. p. 7,21. ISBN 0754607771.
  2. ^ Hollingsworth, Mary (5 October 2017). The Medici. Head of Zeus Ltd. pp. 168, 176. ISBN 9781786691514.