Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 to 1587. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events February 8 - Mary, Queen of Scots is executed. ... Unofficial Medici Rulers of Florence, 1434_1531 Cosimo de Medici 1434_1464 Piero I de Medici 1464-1469 (The Gouty) Lorenzo I de Medici 1469-1492 (The Magnificent) Giuliano de Medici 1469-1478 Piero II de Medici 1492-1494 Republic restored 1494-1512 Cardinal Giovanni de Medici 1512_1513 Lorenzo II de Medici... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events February 8 - Mary, Queen of Scots is executed. ...

He was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo and served as regent for his father starting in 1564. Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino Cosimo I de Medici ( June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574) was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1537 to 1574, during the waning days of the Renaissance. ... Events March 8 - Naples bans kissing in public in the penalty of death June 22 - Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 - The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in Philippines Births February 6 - Christopher Marlowe, English poet and...

On December 18, 1565, he married Johanna of Austria (January 24, 1548 – April 10, 1578), the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and they had the following children: December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, occultist, and heretic, (burned at the stake) 1600 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (d. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 10, 1503 - July 27, 1564) was one of the Habsburg emperors that at various periods during his life ruled over Austria, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary. ...

• Eleonora (March 1, 1566 – September 9, 1611), who married Vincenzo I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1582-1612).
• Romola (November 20, 1568 – December 2, 1568)
• Anna (December 31, 1569 – February 19, 1584)
• Isabella (September 30, 1571 – August 8, 1572)
• Lucrezia (November 7, 1572 – August 14, 1574)
• Maria (April 26, 1573 – July 3, 1642), who became Queen of France by her marriage to Henri IV December 27, 1612.
• Filippo (May 20, 1577 – March 29, 1582)

He married a second time to Bianca Capello. They had no children, but Francesco adopted her son Antonio (August 29, 1576 – May 2, 1621) by her first marriage. Marie de Medici ( April 26, 1573 - July 3, 1642), born in Italy as Maria de Medici, was queen consort of France under the French name Marie de Médicis. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... By Frans Pourbus the younger. ...

He was despotic like his father, but whereas Cosimo had known how to maintain Florentine independence, Francesco acted more like a vassal of his father-in-law and subsequent Holy Roman Emperors. He continued the heavy taxation of his subjects in order to pay large sums to the empire.

He founded porcelain and stoneware manufacture, but these did not thrive until after his death. He continued his father's patronage of the arts, supporting artists and building the Medici Theater and the palace in the Pratolino, as well as founding the Accademia della Cruca. He was also passionately interested in chemistry and spent many hours in the laboratory.

Francesco was succeeded by his younger brother Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

There is a famous portrait of Francesco as a child by Agnolo Bronzino, which hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The Uffizi Gallery (Italian Galleria degli Uffizi) is a palace or palazzo in Florence, holding one of the most famous museums in the world. ... Florence - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino Cosimo I de Medici ( June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574) was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1537 to 1574, during the waning days of the Renaissance. ... Unofficial Medici Rulers of Florence, 1434_1531 Cosimo de Medici 1434_1464 Piero I de Medici 1464-1469 (The Gouty) Lorenzo I de Medici 1469-1492 (The Magnificent) Giuliano de Medici 1469-1478 Piero II de Medici 1492-1494 Republic restored 1494-1512 Cardinal Giovanni de Medici 1512_1513 Lorenzo II de Medici...