Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634)
Francesco de' Medici (16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634) was the fourth son of Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany and his wife, Maria Maddalena of Austria.[1] He died unmarried.
Biography
Prince Francesco was born at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, the capital of his father's grand duchy. The Medici family had been connected to Tuscany for over three centuries and had been its sovereign rulers since 1569. Little is known about his childhood, other than that he was raised alongside his brother Mattias. He was a Tuscan prince by birth and entitled to the style of Highness. His siblings included the future Duchess of Parma, Archduchess Anna of Austria and Grand Duke Ferdinando II, himself father of the penultimate Medici grand duke.
He pursued a military career.[2] Himself, his mother and Mattias visited Austria in 1631 in order to meet his uncle the Emperor Ferdinand II. He fought in the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War but fled the scene. His elder brother, Grand Duke Ferdinando, reprimanded him for his conduct in a latter dated 14 July. He died from plague during the Siege of Ratisbon, 1634.[1]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634 His Highness Prince Francesco
References
Citations
- ^ a b Young, p 410
- ^ Young, p 531
Bibliography
- Young, G. F., The Medici: Volume 3, E. P. Dutton and Company, 1920
Ancestors
Ancestors of Francesco de' Medici (1614–1634) |
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16. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere |
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8. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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17. Maria Salviati |
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4. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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18. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo |
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9. Eleonora di Toledo |
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19. Maria Osorio Pimentel,
Marchioness of Villafranca del Bierzo |
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2. Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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20. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine |
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10. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine |
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21. Christina of Denmark |
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5. Christina of Lorraine |
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22. Henry II of France |
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11. Claude of Valois |
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23. Catherine de' Medici |
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1. Francesco de' Medici |
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24. Philip I of Castile |
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12. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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25. Joanna of Castile |
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6. Charles II of Austria |
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26. Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary |
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13. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
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27. Anna of Foix-Candale |
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3. Maria Magdalena of Austria |
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28. William IV, Duke of Bavaria |
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14. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria |
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29. Marie of Baden-Sponheim |
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7. Maria Anna of Bavaria |
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30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 12) |
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15. Anna of Austria |
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31. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (= 13) |
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External links
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Francesco_de%27_Medici_(1614-1634) Francesco de' Medici (1614-1634)] at Wikimedia Commons
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