Short answers, pulled from the story.
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici entered the world on the 1st of January 1449. He received tutoring from Gentile de' Becchi who guided his early studies while Marsilio Ficino served as a key mentor for his intellectual development. John Argyropoulos taught him Greek language skills essential for reading classical texts.
Lorenzo died during the late night of the 8th of April 1492 at the Careggi villa. Savonarola visited him on his deathbed though rumors claiming damnation have been refuted by modern research. Letters written by witnesses reported peaceful death following Gospel readings despite claims of portents occurring simultaneously.
Giuliano died brutally stabbed during an attack led by Girolamo Riario alongside Francesco de' Pazzi and Archbishop Francesco Salviati on Sunday the 26th of April 1478. The conspirators sought to seize control of the Florentine government with Pope Sixtus IV's blessing within the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Giuliano escaped with only a minor neck wound while his brother perished in the assault.
Local citizens discovered alum deposits in Volterra and sought Florentine backing to exploit this resource before an insurrection erupted involving the killing of opposing citizens. Lorenzo sent mercenaries to suppress the revolt by force resulting in the city being sacked which left a permanent stain on his record. This dark episode demonstrated how financial desperation could compromise moral standing even for powerful rulers.
Burial arrangements placed him alongside brother Giuliano in Basilica di San Lorenzo within red porphyry sarcophagus designed for Piero and Giovanni de' Medici. In 1559 bodies were interred beneath Michelangelo's Madonna statue in an unmarked tomb location. Medical researchers suggest acromegaly may explain symptoms based on skeletal analysis and death mask interpretation.