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Cosimo III de' Medici
Grand Duke of Tuscany from to
| Cosimo III | |
|---|---|
Cosimo in granducal robes with Tuscan regalia by Baldassare Franceschini, –77 | |
| Reign | 23 May – 31 October |
| Predecessor | Ferdinando II |
| Successor | Gian Gastone I |
| Born | ()14 August Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Died | 31 October () (aged&#;81) Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand hertigdöme of Tuscany |
| Burial | Basilica of San Lorenzo, Tuscany |
| Spouse | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans |
| Issue Detail | |
| House | Medici |
| Father | Ferdinando II de' Medici |
| Mother | Vittoria Della Rovere |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August – 31 October [1]) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from until his death in , the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from to , and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. Cosimo's year-long reign, the longest in Tuscan history, was marked by a series of laws that regulated prostitution and May celebrations.[ • Barbara Agosti, Uno storico Lombardo nella cultura artistica sektion Cinquecento, Florence, , pp 39, , note , , illus fig Christopher Allen, The Weekend Australian, 'The gifts that keep on giving', Canberra, 07 Dec Dec , pp 18– p 18, col illus p Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report –11, Sydney, , p Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art galleri of New South Wales Annual Report , Sydney, , pp 7, 21, 46, col illus p 6. Maurice Brock, Bronzino, Paris, , p , col illus p Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Annual Report , Sydney, , col illus p Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Foundation Newsletter #7, Sydney, Dec , np. Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Annual Report , Sydney, , pp 6–8, col illus on cover. Edmund Capon, Foundation Newsletter #13, 'The Foundation 25 years on', Sydney, Dec , np. Edmund Capon, Great phil • Duke of Florence later Grand Duke of Tuscany (–) "Cosimo I" redirects here. For the founder of the Medici dynasty, see Cosimo de' Medici. Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June &#; 21 April ) was the second and last duke of Florence from until , when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Cosimo I succeeded his cousin to the duchy. He built the Uffizi (office) to organize his administration, and conquered Siena to consolidate Florence's rule in Tuscany. He expanded the Pitti Palace and most of the Boboli Gardens were also laid out during his reign. Cosimo was born in Florence on 12 June , the son of the famous condottiere Ludovico de' Medici (known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere) and his wife Maria Salviati, herself a granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was the grandson of Caterina Sforza, the Countess of Forlì and Lady of Imola. Cosimo became Duke of Florence in at age 17, after the
Cosimo I de' Medici in armour
Cosimo I de' Medici
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