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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine . For the majority of his twelve-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the ...
May 9, 2024 · Feb. 28, 1621 (aged 30) House / Dynasty: Medici family. Cosimo II (born May 12, 1590—died Feb. 28, 1621) was the fourth grand duke of Tuscany (1609–20), who closed down the Medici family’s practice of banking and commerce, which it had pursued for four centuries. Cosimo II succeeded his father, Ferdinand I, in 1609; and, guided by his ...
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Nov 9, 2009 · Catherine de Medici. Piero’s son, also named Lorenzo, regained power in Florence, and his daughter Catherine de Medici (1519-1589) would become queen of France after marrying King Henry II ...
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Cattolicesimo. Cosimo II de' Medici ( Firenze, 12 maggio 1590 [1] – Firenze, 28 febbraio 1621 [1] ), figlio di Ferdinando I de' Medici [1] e di Cristina di Lorena [1], fu il quarto granduca di Toscana dal 1609 al 1621, anno della sua morte. Durante gran parte dei suoi undici anni di regno, delegò perlopiù l'amministrazione della Toscana ai ...
Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici Born in 1590, the son of Ferdinando I de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine, Cosimo II's comparatively brief reign (1609–1621) was a period of peace and prosperity for Tuscany, thanks largely to the political and economic policies his father and grandfather had put in place.
Cosimo II de' Medici, 1590–1621, grand duke of Tuscany (1609–21); son and successor of Ferdinand I de' Medici. Although Cosimo played a role in the War of the Mantuan Succession, he generally avoided intervention in foreign affairs; in domestic policy he was less energetic than his father, particularly in economic matters, but he maintained a large fleet.
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Piccarda Bueri. Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. His power derived from his wealth as a banker and intermarriage with other rich and powerful families. [1]
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