Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany

Cosimo I de' Medici
Cosimo I in coronation robes, with Grand-ducal regalia bi Cigoli.
Duke o Florence
Ring	6 January 1537 – 21 August 1569
Predecessor	Alessandro
Grand Duke o Tuscany
Ring	21 August 1569 – 21 Aprile 1574
Successor	Francesco I
Born	12 June 1519 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Dee'd	21 Apryle 1574(1574-04-21) (aged 54) Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Spouse	Eleonora o Toledo Camilla Martelli
Issue	Princess Maria Francesco I, Grand Duke o Tuscany Isabella, Duchess o Bracciano Cardinal Giovanni Lucrezia, Duchess o Modena Prince Pedricco Prince Garzia Ferdinando I, Grand Duke o Tuscany Princess Anna Prince Pietro Virginia, Duchess o Modena
Full name Cosimo de' Medici
Hoose	Medici
Faither	Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Mither	Maria Salviati
Releegion	Catholicism

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany (12 Juin 1519 – 21 Aprile 1574) wis the second Duke o Florence frae 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke o Tuscany, a teetle he held until his daith.

Childer

1. Maria de' Medici (Aprile 3 1540 – November 19 1557), engaged tae Alfonso II d'Este, Duke o Ferrara, but died before the mairiage.
2. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany (Mairch 25 1541 – October 19 1587) mairit Joanna o Austrick an haed childer.
3. Isabella de' Medici (31 August 1542 – 16 Julie 1576), murdered bi her husband Paolo Giordano Orsini, Duke o Bracciano because o infidelity
4. Giovanni de' Medici (28 September 1543 – November 1562), who became Bishop o Pisa an a cardinal.
5. Lucrezia de' Medici (7 Juin 1545 – 21 April 1561), who mairit Alfonso II d'Este, Duke o Ferrara an haed childer.
6. Pietro (Pedricco) (10 August 1546 – 10 Juin 1547), died young.
7. Garzia de' Medici (5 Julie 1547 – 12 December 1562), died young.
8. Antonio de' Medici (Julie 1 1548 – Julie 1548), who died young.
9. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany (30 Julie 1549 – 17 Februar 1609).
10. Anna de' Medici (19 Mairch 1553 – 6 August 1553), who died young.
11. Pietro de' Medici (3 Juin 1554 – 25 Aprile 1604), who murdered his wife Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo because o infidelity

After Eleanor's death in 1562, Cosimo fathered two children with his mistress Eleonora degli Albizzi:

• an unnamed daughter (born and died 1566) who died before baptism
• Giovanni (1567 – 1621), later legitimised bi his faither

Second mairiage

In 1570, Cosimo mairit Camilla Martelli (died 1590) and fathered one child with her.

• Virginia (29 Mey 1568 – 15 Januar 1615) mairit Cesare d'Este, Duke o Modena

Teetles styles

• 6 Januar 1537 – 21 August 1569 The Duke o Florence.
• 21 August 1569 – 21 April 1574 The Grand Duke o Tuscany.

See also

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