Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549-1609)
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609. He succeeded his older brother Francesco I.
| Ferdinando I | |||||
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| Grand Duke of Tuscany | |||||
| Predecessor | Francesco I | ||||
| Successor | Cosimo II | ||||
| Born | 30 July 1549 Palazzo Pitti, Florence | ||||
| Died | 3 February 1609 (aged 59) Palazzo Pitti, Florence | ||||
| Spouse | Christina of Lorraine | ||||
| Issue | Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Princess Maria Maddalena Caterina, Duchess of Mantua Carlo, Bishop of Ostia Claudia, Archduchess of Austria | ||||
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| House | House of Medici | ||||
| Father | Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany | ||||
| Mother | Eleonora di Toledo | ||||
Ferdinando was the fifth son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo.
He was a Cardinal before he became Grand Duke, until he married Christine of Lorraine in 1589. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who reigned as Cosimo II. His wife and daughter-in-law Maria Maddalena of Austria acted as regents for Cosimo II.
Issue
change- Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590–1621); married Maria Maddalena of Austria and had issue;
- Eleonora de' Medici (1591–1617) died unmarried
- Catherine de' Medici (1593–1629); married Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, later Governor of Siena;
- Francesco de' Medici (1594–1614) died unmarried;
- Carlo de' Medici (1595–1666) died unmarried;
- Filippino de' Medici (1598–1602) died unmarried;
- Lorenzo de' Medici (1599–1648) died unmarried;
- Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633) died unmarried;
- Claudia de' Medici (1604–1648); married (1) Federico della Rovere and had issue; (2) Leopold V, Archduke of Austria and had issue.