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| Born: 1642 Father: Ferdinando II Mother: Vittoria della Rovere Grand Duke: 1670-1723 Age: 28 Wife: Marguerite-Louise of Orleans (1661) Children: Ferdindando III (1663-1713), Anna Maria Luisa (1667-1743), Gian Gastone (1671-1737) Died: 1723 Age: 81 |
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| Cosimo III by Antonio Montauti, 1642 | |||||||||||
| 1642�1723, grand duke of Tuscany (1670�1723); son and successor of Ferdinand II de� Medici. During his long reign the government of Tuscany degenerated into bigoted and corrupt despotism. His son and successor, Gian Gastone de� Medici, was the last of the family to rule Tuscany. | |||||||||||