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Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (25 March 1541 – 17 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 to 1587. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo (1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... 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... Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Biography

Born in Florence, 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. Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino. ... Eleonora di Toledo Eleonora di Toledo (1522â€“ December 17, 1562) was a Spanish noblewoman who was Duchess of Florence from 1539. ... Events March 27 â€” Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 â€” Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 â€” The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony...

On December 18, 1565, he married Johanna of Austria, youngest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, after among others Princess Elizabeth of Sweden had ben considered. By all reports, it was not a happy marriage. Joanna was homesick for her native Austria, and Francesco was neither charming nor faithful. Joanna died at the age of thirty in 1578. 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 â€“ 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ... Anna Jagellonica of Bohemia and Hungary (July 23, 1503 - January 27, 1547) was queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Queen-consort of the Romans and heiress of Bohemia and Hungary. ... Elizabeth Vasa (1549-1597), was a Swedish Princess, daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and Queen Margareta Leijonhufvud. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ...

Soon after the Grand Duchess Joanna had died, Francesco went on to marry his Venetian mistress, Bianca Cappello, after aptly disposing of her husband, a Florentine bureaucrat. Because of the quick remarriage and similar occurrences among the Medici (Francesco's younger brother Pietro had reportedly killed his wife), rumors spread up that Francesco and Bianca had conspired to poison Johanna. Francesco reportedly built and decorated Villa Medicea di Pratolino for Bianca. She was, however, not always popular among Florentines. They had no children, but Francesco adopted her daughter by first marriage Pellegrina (1564- ?) and her son Antonio (August 29, 1576 - May 2, 1621), who was first adopted as newborn child by Bianca Cappello with the intention to present him to Francesco as "own child" by means of changeling. Protrait by Bianca Cappello by Alessandro Allori. ... Pratolino, the lower half of the garden, by Giusto Utens, 1599 (Museo Topografico, Florence). ... Events March 27 â€” Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 â€” Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 â€” The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Protrait by Bianca Cappello by Alessandro Allori. ... Trolls with the changeling they have raised, John Bauer, 1913. ...

Like his father, Francesco was often despotic, but while Cosimo had known how to maintain Florentine independence, Francesco acted more like a vassal of his father-in-law, the emperor, and subsequent Holy Roman Emperors. He continued the heavy taxation of his subjects in order to pay large sums to the empire. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (716x1001, 82 KB) Description: Francesco I de Medici Date: 1551 Painter: Agnolo Bronzino File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (716x1001, 82 KB) Description: Francesco I de Medici Date: 1551 Painter: Agnolo Bronzino File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo ( 1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ...

He had an amateur's interest in manufacturing and sciences. 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 as well as founding the Accademia della Crusca. He was also passionately interested in chemistry and alchemy and spent many hours in his private laboratory/curio collection, the Studiolo in the Palazzo Vecchio, which held his collections of natural item and stones and allowed him to dabble in amateur chemistry and alchemical schemes. The Accademia della Crusca is an Italian institution that brings together scholars and experts in Italian linguistics and philology. ... The Studiolo is a small painting encrusted room in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. ... Palazzo Vecchio The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ...

Francesco and Bianca died on the same day, possibly poisoned, or as many historians believe, from malarial fever. However, recent forensic evidence uncovered by Italian scientists supports the theory that he and his wife were poisoned ^[1]. Francesco was succeeded by his younger brother, Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 17 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I. Ferdinando was the fourth son of Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora of Toledo (1519...

There is a famous portrait of Francesco as a child by Agnolo Bronzino, which hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo (1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ... 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 (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

Francesco's marriage to Bianca and the couple's death was exploited by Thomas Middleton for his tragedy Women Beware Women (published 1657). Thomas Middleton (1580 â€“ 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. ... Women Beware Women is a Jacobean tragedy written by Thomas Middleton, and first published in 1657. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ...

Ancestors

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. ... 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. ... Portrait of Giovanni by Gian Paolo Pace, now housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. ... Giovanni de Medici, known as il Popolano (October 21, 1467 - September 14, 1498) was an Italian nobleman of the Medici House of Florence. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mother of Pope Leo XI ... Eleonora di Toledo Eleonora di Toledo (1522â€“ December 17, 1562) was a Spanish noblewoman who was Duchess of Florence from 1539. ... Pedro Ãlvarez de Toledo, Spanish Viceroy of Naples Don Pedro Ãlvarez de Toledo (1484-1553) was a Spanish viceroy of Naples. ...

Children

Vincenzo I of Gonzaga (September 21, 1562-February 9, 1612) was ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. ... Portrait of Marie de Medici. ... Henry IV of France, also Henry III of Navarre (13 December 1553 â€“ 14 May 1610), ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. ...

Descendants

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. ... 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. ... Portrait of Marie de Medici. ... Henrietta Maria Henrietta Maria (November 25, 1609 - September 10, 1669) was Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (June 13, 1625 - January 30, 1649) through her marriage to Charles I. The U.S. state of Maryland (in Latin, Terra Maria) was so named in her honour by Cæcilius Calvert... Charles II (29 May 1630 â€“ 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. ...

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Categories: 1541 births | 1587 deaths | People from Florence | Grand Dukes of Tuscany | House of Medici | Assassinated Italian people Cosimo I de Medici in Armour by Agnolo Bronzino. ... 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... Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 17 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I. Ferdinando was the fourth son of Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora of Toledo (1519...

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