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| Francesco | |||||||||||||
| Born: 1541 Father: Cosimo I Mother: Eleanora of Toledo Grand Duke: 1574-1587 Age: 33 Wife: 1. Joanna of Austria, daughter of Ferdinand I (1565) 2. Bianca Capello (1578) Children: Eleanora (1566/67-1611), Romola (1568), Anna (1569-1584), Isabella (1571-72), Lucrezia, Maria (1575-1642), Queen of France, Filippo (1577-1582) (1) Antonio (1576-1621) (2) Died: 1587 Age: 46 |
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| Francesco was grand duke of Tuscany (1574�87) and son and successor of Cosimo I de� Medici. In his reign the decline of the Medici family began. He allowed the Austrian and Spanish branches of the house of Hapsburg to establish a virtual protectorate over his dominion, devoting himself to alchemy and other nonpolitical pursuits. He first married Joanna, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, and then, after Joanna�s death, Bianca Capello. His daughter by the first marriage was Marie de� Medici, queen of Henry IV of France. Francesco was succeeded by his brother, Ferdinand I de� Medici. | |||||||||||||
| Source: http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/MedicFr.html |
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