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Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (12 May 159028 February 1621) ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621.

He was the oldest son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christine of Lorraine.

He married Maria Magdalena of Austria (October 7, 1589 – November 1, 1631), the daughter of Archduke Karl of Austria, on October 19, 1608. They had the following children:

  • Maria Cristina (August 24, 1609 – August 9, 1632)
  • Ferdinando (July 14, 1610 – May 23, 1670), who married Vittoria della Rovere (February 7, 1622 – March 6, 1694), the daughter of Francesco Ubaldo della Rovere, Prince of Urbino.
  • Giancarlo (July 24, 1611 – January 23, 1663), made Cardinal in 1644.
  • Margherita (May 31, 1612 – February 6, 1679), who married on October 11, 1628 to Odoardo I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1612-1646)
  • Matteo (April 9, 1613 – October 14, 1617)
  • Francesco (October 16, 1614 – July 25, 1634)
  • Anna (July 21, 1616 – September 11, 1676) who married on June 10, 1646 to Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria (1628-1672)
  • Leopoldo (November 6, 1617 – November 10, 1675), made Cardinal in 1667.

He was succeeded by his oldest son, who reigned as Ferdinando II.

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