Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand Duke of Tuscany; (1610-1670)
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Ferdinando II de' Medici (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest child of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. His 49-year rule saw the Medici Bank fail. He married Vittoria della Rovere, with whom he had two children: Cosimo III de' Medici, his eventual successor, and Francesco Maria de' Medici, a Prince of the Church.
Ferdinando II | |||||
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Grand Duke of Tuscany | |||||
Reign | 28 February 1621 – 23 May 1670 | ||||
Predecessor | Cosimo II de' Medici | ||||
Successor | Cosimo III de' Medici | ||||
Born | 14 July 1610 Pitti Palace, Florence | ||||
Died | 23 May 1670 (aged 59) Pitti Palace, Florence | ||||
Consort | Vittoria della Rovere | ||||
Issue Detail | Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere | ||||
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House | House of Medici | ||||
Father | Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany | ||||
Mother | Maria Maddalena of Austria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Children
change- Cosimo de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (19 December 1639 - 21 December 1639) died in infancy.
- Unnamed son (1640).
- Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) married Marguerite Louise d'Orléans and had children.
- Francesco Maria de' Medici (12 November 1660 – 3 February 1711) married Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga, no children.
Titles and styles
change- 14 July 1610 – 28 February 1621 His Highness The Grand Prince of Tuscany
- 28 February 1621 – 23 May 1670 His Highness The Most Serene Grand Duke of Tuscany