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Antonio di Puccio di Antonio Pucci (Gonfaloniere)
Antonio di Puccio di Antonio Pucci (1418-1484) was a Florentine politician. He was the son of Puccio Pucci, one of Cosimo I de Medici's close friends and most faithful allies. Antonio, in turn, was a close friend and ally of Piero and Lorenzo il Magnifico.

He married Maddalena di Betto di Giuliano Gini when he was 25. She came from a wealthy family from the quarter of Santo Spirito. They had seven children: Lucrezia, Giovanni, Selvaggia, Puccio, Alessandro, Oretta e Lorenzo. Maddalena died giving birth to Lorenzo in 1458. Cosimo de'Medici was influential in the selection of Antonio Pucci's second wife, Piera di Giannozzo Manetti in 1459. From their union were born: Giannozzo, Roberto, Piero, Lena, Nannina e Alessandra.

The Pucci family began as humble wood workers, but with business nous and political acumen Antonio Pucci achieved social elevation for the family.

From 1452 he began to contribute funds toward the construction of the Oratory of San Sebastiano, as a family chapel, at the church of the SS. Annunziata.

He died 1484.

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