Virginia de' Medici
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| Virginia | |||||
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| Duchess o Modena an Reggio] | |||||
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| Born | 29 Mey 1568 Florence, Grand Duchy o Tuscany | ||||
| Dee'd | 15 Januar 1615 (aged 46) Modena, Duchy o Modena | ||||
| Spouse | Cesare d'Este, Duke o Modena | ||||
| Issue | Giulia d'Este Alfonso III, Duke o Modena Laura, Duchess o Mirandola Luigi d'Este, Marquis o Montecchio and Scandiano Caterina d'Este Ippolito d'Este Niccolo d'Este Borso d'Este Foresto d'Este Angela Caterina d'Este | ||||
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| Hoose | Medici (illegitimate) | ||||
| Faither | Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany | ||||
| Mither | Camilla Martelli | ||||
Virginia de' Medici (29 Mey 1568 – 15 Januar 1615) wis a member o the Hoose o Medici an bi mairiage Duchess o Modena an Reggio. Virginia wis the illegitimate dochter o Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany an his mistress Camilla Martelli. Regent o the Duchy o Modena an Reggio during the absence o her husband, she wis able tae protect the autonomy o the ceety o Modena frae the attacks o the local Podestà an Judge. Her husband's infidelities increased her already erratic behaviour an led tae a permanent mental illness, which lasted until her daith.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Giulia d'Este (1588–1645) niver mairit.
- Alfonso III d'Este, Duke o Modena (1591–1644), faither o Francesco I d'Este, Duke o Modena.
- Laura d'Este (1594–1630) mairit Alessandro (I) Pico, Duke o Mirandola an haed issue.
- Luigi d'Este, Laird o Montecchio an Scandiano (1593/1594–1664) haed issue.
- Caterina d'Este (1595–1618) niver mairit.
- Ippolito d'Este (1599–1647) niver mairit.
- Niccolo d'Este (1601–1640) mairit Sveva d'Avalos but haed nae issue.
- Borso d'Este (1605–1657) mairit his niece Ippolita d'Este an haed issue (including Maria Angela Caterina d'Este)
- Foresto d'Este (1606–1639/1640)
- Angela Caterina d'Este (died 1651) nun.