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Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence

1510 - 1537

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Alessandro de' Medici (22 July 1510 – 6 January 1537), nicknamed "il Moro" due to his dark complexion, Duke of Penne and the first Duke of the Florentine Republic (from 1532), was ruler of Florence from 1530 to his death in 1537. The first Medici to rule Florence as a hereditary monarch, Alessandro was also the last Medici from the senior line of the family to lead the city. His assassination at the hands of distant cousin Lorenzaccio caused the title of Duke to pass to Cosimo I de Medici, from the family's junior branch. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence is the 2,151st most popular politician (down from 1,848th in 2019), the 758th most popular biography from Italy (down from 678th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Italian Politician.

Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, was most famous for his patronage of the arts. He was a generous patron of artists, poets, and musicians.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 2,151 out of 19,576. Before him are Axel Oxenstierna, Magnus V of Norway, Willi Stoph, Amenhotep II, Alexander Helios, and Abdurrahman Wahid. After him are Humayun, Kato Svanidze, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Theresa May, Olof Skötkonung, and Magnus IV of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1510, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 3. Before him are Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, and Ambroise Paré. After him are Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Mikael Agricola, Jacopo Bassano, Renée of France, François Clouet, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Aloysius Lilius, Gracia Mendes Nasi, and Túpac Huallpa. Among people deceased in 1537, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 3. Before him are Jane Seymour, and Madeleine of Valois. After him are Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Gerolamo Emiliani, Pedro de Mendoza, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 758 out of 5,161. Before him are Gaius Caesar (-20), Mario Monti (1943), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), and Isabella Rossellini (1952). After him are Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Francesco Guardi (1712), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), and Franco Baresi (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence ranks 151. Before him are Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Britannicus (41), Mario Monti (1943), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562). After him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Faustina the Younger (125), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), and Agathocles of Syracuse (-361).

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