Giulio di Alessandro de' Medici
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Giulio de' Medici (ca. 1533-1537 [1] - 1600) was the illegitimate son of Alessandro de' Medici, the Duke of Florence.
Aged no more than four at the time of his father's assassination, he was passed over as a choice for the succession in favour of Cosimo I de' Medici, the first of the "junior" branch of the Medici to rule Florence.
Together with his sister, Giulia, their descendants include most of the royal houses of Europe.
[edit] External links
- Alessandro de Medici PBS online page discussing his father's ancestry, and his heirs; be careful, though, as it contains at least one known error