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| Ferdinando I | |||||||||||||
| Born: 1549 Father: Cosimo I Mother: Eleanora of Toledo Grand Duke: 1587-1609 Age: 38 Wife: Christina of Lorraine (1689) Children: Cosimo II, Eleanora (1591-1617), Catharina (1593-1629), Francesco (1594-1619), Carlo (1595-1666), Filippino (1598-1662), Maddalena (1600-1633), Claudia (1604-1648) Died: 1609 Age: 60 |
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| Ferdinando by Tiberio Titi | |||||||||||||
| Ferdinando was the grand duke of Tuscany from 1587 till 1609 and was the brother and successor of Francesco de� Medici. He was made a cardinal in his youth, and he built the famous Villa Medici at Rome. To become grand duke at his brother�s death he resigned his cardinalate (he had never been ordained). Ferdinand improved the administration, strengthened the fleet, and created the port of Livorno. His son, Cosimo II de� Medici, succeeded him. | |||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/MedicF1.html |
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