Alessandro de' Medici's tomb, which lies in the New Sacristy in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, has no inscription or name visible (Photo: YouTube)

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New Italian film spotlights 'erased' Black Medici ruler

by Rebecca Ann Hughes, Venice,

Alessandro de' Medici's tomb, which lies in the New Sacristy in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, has no inscription or name visible (Photo: YouTube)

Afro-Italian actress, writer and film director Daphne Di Cinto has recently released the trailer for her debut short film about the life of Florentine duke Alessandro de' Medici.

Despite being the first black head of state in modern western Europe, the duke's story is relatively unknown. Di Cinto's new film hopes to bring his existence out of ob...