Medici - Ascendancy ... File

Cosimo was indeed exiled in 1433 by the Albizzi, but his return in 1434 effectively made him the "unofficial ruler" of Florence.

This episode (Season 1, Episode 8) concludes the first major chapter of the family's rise. Medici - Ascendancy ...

Cosimo secures his power by convincing the Signoria to exile the Albizzi family rather than execute them—though the mercenaries have other plans. Cosimo was indeed exiled in 1433 by the