Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany
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Francesco I de' Medici | |
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![]() Francesco bi Bronzino. | |
Grand Duke o Tuscany | |
Ring | 21 Aprile 1574 – 17 October 1587 |
Predecessor | Cosimo I |
Successor | Ferdinando I |
Born | 25 March 1541 Palazzo Pitti, Florence |
Dee'd | 19 October 1587 Medici Villa, Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany | (aged 46)
Buirial | Basilica o San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany |
Spouse | Joanna o Austrick Bianca Cappello |
Issue | Eleonora, Duchess o Mantua Anna de' Medici Maria, Queen o Fraunce Filippo, Grand Prince o Tuscany |
Hoose | Medici |
Faither | Cosimo I |
Mither | Eleanor o Toledo |
Releegion | Roman Catholicism |
Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
Grand Duke Francesco I o Tuscany mairit Joanna o Austrick 18 December 1565 in Florence. Joanna wis a dochter o Ferdinand I, Haly Roman Emperor an neice o Charles V, Haly Roman Emperor. They haed seven childer thegither. In Aprile 1578, Joanna – heavily pregnant with her eighth child – fell from the stairs in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Some hours later, she prematurely gave birth tae a son, who died immediately. She died the next day on 11 Aprile. Grand Duke Francesco subsequently mairit his mistress, Bianca Cappello, making her grand duchess.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Eleonora de' Medici (28 Februar 1567 – 9 September 1611), who mairit Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke o Mantua an haed issue.
- Romola de' Medici (20 November 1568 – 2 December 1568) died young.
- Anna de' Medici (31 December 1569 – 19 Februar 1584) died young.
- Isabella de' Medici (30 September 1571 – 8 August 1572) died young.
- Lucrezia de' Medici (7 November 1572 – 14 August 1574) died young.
- Maria de' Medici 26 Aprile 1575 – 3 Julie 1642) mairit Keeng Henri IV o Fraunce an haed issue.
- Filippo de' Medici, Grand Prince o Tuscany (20 Mey 1577 – 29 Mairch 1582) died young.
Teetles an styles[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 25 Mairch 1541 – 21 Aprile 1574 His Highness The Grand Prince o Tuscany.
- 21 Aprile 1574 – 17 October 1587 His Highness The Grand Duke o Tuscany.