▁my ▁kin , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁love ▁which ▁I ▁bear ▁you ▁may ▁grow ▁and ▁be ▁strength ened ". ▁The ▁" good ▁lady " ▁Francis ▁proposed : ▁his ▁wealth y ▁and ▁distant ▁relative ▁Made le ine . ▁Lorenzo ▁d uly ▁accepted , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁honor ▁to ▁be ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁royal ▁family , ▁especially ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁common er , ▁al beit ▁an ▁extremely ▁wealth y ▁one . ▁For ▁Made le ine ▁and ▁her ▁family , ▁they ▁were ▁delight ed ▁to ▁be ▁tied ▁into ▁the ▁sphere ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ▁himself . ▁ ▁Wed ding ▁celebr ations ▁She ▁married ▁Duke ▁Lorenzo ▁II ▁de ' ▁Medic is ▁in ▁Ch âteau ▁d ' Am bo ise ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 5 1 8 . ▁Their ▁wed ding ▁was ▁a ▁sum pt uous ▁festival ▁that ▁marked ▁not ▁only ▁their ▁union , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁a ▁d au ph in ▁for ▁Francis ▁I . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁festiv ities ▁Francis ▁put ▁on ▁throughout ▁his ▁life , ▁dan cing ▁figured ▁very ▁prom in ently . ▁Dan cing ▁was ▁done ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁style . ▁Se vent y - two ▁ladies ▁were ▁dis gu ised ▁in ▁Italian , ▁German , ▁and ▁other ▁fashion able ▁cost umes , ▁making ▁for ▁quite ▁a ▁rich ▁display ▁of ▁sil k ▁and ▁color . ▁Francis ▁gave ▁Made le ine ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁gold ▁co ins , ▁while ▁Lorenzo ▁offered ▁rich ▁g ifts ▁to ▁France ' s ▁nob ility . ▁