Cosimo de’ Medici was born on September 27, 1389. Cosimo’s life growing up was great, as he had the best education available in the 14th century, in Florence. The way he was raised taught him to be a very safe leader as Cosimo was one of the rare politicians who tried to avoid violence as much as possible. Not like many politicians, Cosimo never killed anyone but instead bankrupt his enemies. Cosimo's mindset was to use his intelligence as a weapon to succeed, and would also avoid showing off his wealth so people wouldn’t be jealous. The Albizzi family, found Cosimo to be a threat due to his raise in power over time. The Albizzi family managed to get Cosimo behind bars, but not long after Cosimo managed to drop the charges in order to get