1425-1482 IT, Florence
Lucrezia Tornabuoni (22 June 1427 – 25 March 1482) was a writer and influential political adviser. Connected by birth to two of the most powerful families in 15th-century Italy, she later married Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, connecting herself to another of the most powerful families in Italy and extending her own power and influence. She had significant political influence during the rule of her husband and then her son, Lorenzo. She worked to support the needs of the poor and religious in the region, supporting several institutions. She was a patron of the arts, and also wrote poems and plays herself.