Cosimo II de'Medici, grand duke of Tuscany

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Cosimo II de Medici, Granduca di Toscana ▼1

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Cosimo II de Medici, Granduca di Toscana was born in 1590. ▼1 He was the son of Ferdinando I de Medici, Granduca di Toscana and Christine de Lorraine. He married Maria Magdalena Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Karl II Erzherzog von Österreich and Maria Prinzessin von Bayern, in 1608. ▼1

He died in 1621. ▼1

    Cosimo II de Medici, Granduca di Toscana succeeded to the title of Granduca di Toscana in 1609. ▼1

Children of Cosimo II de Medici, Granduca di Toscana and Maria Magdalena Erzherzogin von Österreich

-1. Ferdinando II de Medici, Granduca di Toscana+ ▼4 b. 1610, d. 1670

-2. Giancarlo de Medici ▼3 b. 24 Apr 1611, d. 23 Jan 1663

-3. Margherita de Medici+ ▼5 b. 31 May 1612, d. 6 Feb 1679

-4. Anna de Medici, Principessa di Toscana+ ▼1 b. 1616, d. 1676

-5. Leopoldo de Medici ▼3 b. 6 Nov 1617, d. 10 Nov 1675

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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until 1621. He was the elder son of the then incumbent Grand Duke and Christina of Lorraine. He married Maria Magdalena of Austria, and had eight children.

For the most of his eleven year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor. He died of tuberculosis in 1621.[1]

Cosimo de' Medici was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine. His father requisitioned a modern education for him: Galileo Galilei was Cosimo's tutor between 1605 and 1608. Ferdinando arranged for him to marry Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, daughter of Arcduke Charles II, in 1608, together, they had eight children, among whom was Cosimo's eventual successor, an Archduchess of Inner Austria, a Duchess of Parma and two cardinals.

Ferdinando I died in 1609. Due to his precarious health, Cosimo did not actively participate in governing his realm. Just over a year after his accession, Galileo dedicated his Sidereus Nuncius, an astrological treatise, to the Grand Duke.[2] Additionally, Galileo christened the moons of Jupiter the "Medicean stars". He was eventually tried by the Roman Inquisition and allowed to spend the rest of his days in Tuscany.

The Grand Duke assiduously enlarged the navy. He died on 28 February 1621 from tuberculosis. He was succeeded by his elder son, Ferdinando. The child-Grand Duke's regency was bestowed upon Cosimo II's wife and mother, as per his wishes.

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Maria Magdalena and Cosimo 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 Federico della Rovere (son of Francesco Ubaldo della Rovere, Prince of Urbino) and Claudia de' Medici (sister of Cosimo II.)

Gian Carlo (July 24, 1611 – January 23, 1663), made Cardinal in 1644.

Margherita (May 31, 1612 – February 6, 1679), married on October 11, 1628 to Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma

Mattias (May 9, 1613 – October 14, 1667), appointed Governor of Siena

Francesco (October 16, 1614 – July 25, 1634)

Anna (July 21, 1616 – September 11, 1676) who married on June 10, 1646 to Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria (1628-1662)

Leopoldo de' Medici (November 6, 1617 – November 10, 1675), made Cardinal in 1667.

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Cosimo II. de’ Medici

Cosimo II. de’ Medici (* 12. Mai 1590 in Florenz; † 28. Februar 1621 ebenda) aus der Familie Medici war seit 1608 als Großherzog von Toskana der Nachfolger seines Vaters Ferdinando I.

Im Herbst 1610 ernannte er seinen ehemaligen Lehrer Galileo Galilei zum Hofmathematiker und -philosophen und zum Ersten Mathematikprofessor in Pisa – ohne jede Lehrverpflichtung. Er bekam volle Freiheit, sich ganz der Forschung zu widmen. Cosimo wirkte später als Beschützer Galileis gegen die Inquisition.

Cosimo heiratete am 19. Oktober 1608 Maria Magdalena von Österreich, Tochter des Erzherzogs Karl. Das Paar hatte acht Kinder:

   * Maria Cristina (* 24. August 1609; † 9. August 1632)

   * Ferdinando II. (* 14. Juli 1610; † 23. Mai 1670), Großherzog 1621 ∞ 1634 Vittoria della Rovere (* 7. Februar 1622;,† 6. März 1694), Tochter des Francesco Ubaldo della Rovere, Fürst von Urbino

   * Giancarlo (* 24. Juli 1611; † 23. Januar 1663), 1644 Kardinal

   * Margherita (* 31. Mai 1612; † 6. Februar 1679) ∞ 11. Oktober 1628 Odoardo I. Farnese Herzog von Parma (1612–1646)

   * Matteo (* 9. April 1613; † 14. Oktober 1667)

   * Francesco (* 16. Oktober 1614; † 25. Juli 1634)

   * Anna (* 21. Juli 1616; † 11. September 1676) ∞ 10. Juni 1646 Ferdinand Karl Erzherzog von Österreich (1628–1662)[1]

   * Leopoldo (* 6. November 1617; † 10. November 1675), 1663 Kardinal

Der an Magengeschwüren, Tuberkulose und Arthrose erkrankte Cosimo II. starb am 28. Februar 1621 in Florenz.

Einzelnachweise [Bearbeiten]

  1. ↑ Constantin von Wurzbach: Anna von Florenz. Nr. 30. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich.  Bd 6. Verlag L. C. Zamarski, Wien 1856–1891, S. 153 (auf Wikisource).

Vorgänger

Ferdinand I.

Großherzog der Toskana

1608–1621 Nachfolger

Ferdinand II.

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