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The Medici family, originally from a wealthy Italian city-state, accumulated extraordinary wealth and power. At one point in Italian history, a law was enacted to prevent marriage into the Medici family to avoid diluting their power and inheritance.
“But they are a family that is extraordinarily wealthy and extraordinarily powerful.”
“At one point, in Italian history, there was a law against marrying into the Medici family because they were so worried about diluting their power.”
“So they actually passed a law in the 1400s saying, no, you cannot marry into our family and then inherit.”