Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older...

II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand...

in 1587. He was a member of the House of Medici. Born in Florence, Francesco was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo...

Ferdinando II de' Medici (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670) was grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria...

The Medici ruled the Grand Duchy from its inception under the builder Cosimo I until 1737, with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici. The Medici produced...

Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of...

Ferdinando de' Medici may refer to various members of the Medici ruling family of Tuscany: Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609) Ferdinando...

Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...

1646. Born in Florence into the House of Medici, Claudia was the youngest daughter of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife, Christina...

and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. Cosimo's 53-year-long reign,...

Lorenzino de' Medici (1514–1548), or Lorenzaccio Lorenzo de' Medici (1599–1648), seventh child of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Lorenzo de' Medici...

Ferdinando de' Medici (9 August 1663 – 31 October 1713) was the eldest son of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans...

Don Pietro de' Medici (3 June 1554 – 25 April 1604) was the youngest son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo. Early in...

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Maria Maddalena de' Medici (29 June 1600 – 28 December 1633) was a Tuscan princess, the eighth child and third daughter of Ferdinando I and Christina of...

Eleanor de' Medici (28 February 1567 – 9 September 1611) was a Duchess of Mantua by marriage to Vincenzo I Gonzaga. She served as regent of Mantua 1595...

Caterina de' Medici (2 May 1593 – 17 April 1629) was a Tuscan noblewoman of the Medici family. She became Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat as the second...

(fort), a 16th-century fort in Florence, Italy, built by Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici Fort Belvedere, Surrey, the country home of King Edward VIII, scene...

patron of the arts and Governor of Siena. He was the brother of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Prince Leopoldo was born at the Palazzo...

uncle Ferdinando I de' Medici became the new Grand Duke of Tuscany and married Christina of Lorraine (granddaughter of the famous Catherine de' Medici, Queen...

brother of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was born at Florence, the second son and third child of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke...

28 February 1621; he was succeeded by Ferdinando de' Medici, the elder son. On 29 May 1629, Grand Duke Ferdinando appointed Mattias governor of Siena,...

weddings of the House of Medici, in particular the 1589 Medici wedding (between Christina of Lorraine and Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)...

Montefeltro by right of his mother. Medici was born in Florence and was the second son of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife...

1569 by a papal bull of Pope Pius V to Cosimo I de' Medici, member of the illustrious House of Medici. His coronation took place in Rome on March 5,...

mostly marshland, often malarial, but was drained by order of Ferdinando I de' Medici. It was traditionally populated by the butteri, mounted cattle...

powerful and wealthy Florentine House of Medici, he was the fifth child and third son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife, Christina...

1458) Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564, king of Hungary and Bohemia from 1526, emperor from 1556) Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany...

de' Medici (11 August 1667 – 18 February 1743) was an Italian noblewoman who was the last lineal descendant of the main branch of the House of Medici...

de' Medici became the second wife to King Henry IV of France in a marriage by proxy on 5 October 1600 by the power invested in her uncle, Ferdinando I...