| Carlo de' Medici | |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Carlo de' Medici (1466). Painted by Andrea Mantegna | |
| Full name | |
| Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici | |
| Noble family | Medici |
| Father | Cosimo de' Medici (Illegitimate child) |
| Mother | Magdalene |
| Born | 1428 or 1430 Florence, Republic of Florence |
| Died | 29 May 1492 |
Carlo di Cosimo de' Medici (1428 or 1430 - May 29, 1492) was an Italian Priest.
Born at Florence, he was the illegitimate son of Cosimo de' Medici (the Elder) and a slave Circassian named Magdalene. His father forced him to take on a religious life. After becoming canon of the cathedral at Florence in 1450, he was appointed rector of Pieve di Santa Maria (Dicomano) in Mugello and the Pieve of San Donato di Calenzano.
He became Abbot of San Salvatore at Vaiano, outside Prato. He was also Papal tax collector and nuncio in Tuscany. Carlo was dean of Prato as early as 1460. He died in Florence in 1492.