uc ella i ▁and ▁C ater ina ▁di ▁Fil ipp o ▁P and olf ini , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁children ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁months ▁of ▁their ▁marriage ▁before ▁the ▁early ▁death ▁of ▁Paolo ▁R uc ella i . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Giovanni ▁di ▁Paolo ▁entered ▁the ▁bank ing ▁house ▁of ▁Pal la ▁di ▁No fer i ▁St roz zi ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁married ▁his ▁daughter ▁I ac op a ▁di ▁Pal la ▁St roz zi . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁five ▁daughters . ▁R uc ella i ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁St roz zi ▁after ▁the ▁ban ishment ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁to ▁Pad ova ▁by ▁Cos imo ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 4 3 4 , ▁and ▁for ▁about ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁he ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁public ▁life . ▁However ▁he ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Cos imo , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 1 ▁his ▁second ▁son , ▁Bern ardo ▁di ▁Giovanni ▁R uc ella i , ▁then ▁about ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁old , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Cos imo ' s ▁grand - d augh ter ▁N ann ina ▁de ' ▁Med ici , ▁daughter ▁ ▁of ▁Pier o ▁di ▁Cos imo ▁de ' ▁Med ici ▁and ▁elder ▁sister ▁to ▁Lorenzo . ▁N ann ina ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁house ▁five ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 4 6 6 . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁fe ast ▁was ▁famous ▁for