Lorenzo de' Medici comes of age in fifteenth-century Florence, navigating the dangerous world of Renaissance politics, rival banking families, and constant threats to his family's power. As he grows into his role as the de facto ruler of the city, he must balance his passion for art and humanism with the brutal realities of maintaining the Medici dynasty. Betrayal, conspiracy, and warfare test his leadership, while the famous Pazzi conspiracy brings violence directly to his door.