Leopoldo de' Medici

Leopoldo took a great interest in science and technology. In 1638 he founded the Accademia Platonica, and, in 1657, together with Ferdinando, the Accademia del Cimento ("Academy of Experiment") to promote observation of nature through the Galileian Method.

Leopoldo was also a great collector of rare books, paintings (the Venetian collection at the Uffizi is inherited from him), drawings, statues, coins and self-portraits.

On 12 December 1667 Pope Clement IX named him cardinal.

Reference: Wikipedia contributors. (2022, November 9). Leopoldo de' Medici. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:39, November 23, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leopoldo_de%27_Medici&oldid=1120879438

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