Cosimo II de' Medici
Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine.
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Cosimo II | |||||
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Grand Duke of Tuscany | |||||
Reign | 17 February 1609 – 28 February 1621 | ||||
Predecessor | Ferdinando I | ||||
Successor | Ferdinando II | ||||
Born | 12 May 1590 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
Died | 28 February 1621 (aged 30) Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
Spouse | Maria Maddalena of Austria | ||||
Issue Detail | Maria Cristina Ferdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cardinal Gian Carlo Margherita, Duchess of Parma Mattias, Governor of Siena Francesco Anna, Archduchess of Austria Cardinal Leopoldo | ||||
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House | House of Medici | ||||
Father | Ferdinando I | ||||
Mother | Christina of Lorraine | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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For the majority of his twelve-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor.[1]