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Ferdinando I de’ Medici: a Cardinal who ascended to the ducal throne

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance BlogPosted August 1, 2020

Ferdinando I de’ Medici was born on the 30th of July 1549.  He was the fifth son of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his first wife, Eleanor of Toledo.  Ferdinando’s older brothers were: Francesco, Giovanni (died of malaria at the age of 18), Pietro (passed away...

Tags: Archduchess Joanna of Austria, Bianca Cappello, Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italian history, Italy, the House of Medici, the Medici family
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