Sebastiano Ximenes (c. late 16th century) was an Italian banker of

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origin in

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, and noted patron of the Arts. He bought and later renamed the Florentine palace,

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-- still a tourist attraction today.

Legacy

Sebastiano Ximenes had bought the castle of

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from Giovanni Jacopo de' Medici. The castle remained in the Ximenes family until the family line died out in 1816. This particular Ximenes line died out in Italy in 1816, though the name survives in Florence.

References

* Italian entry on Sebastiano Ximenes' "Palazzo Ximenes de Sangallo" Italian bankers Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 16th-century Italian businesspeople {{Italy-business-bio-stub