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Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1590 - 1621

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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine. For the majority of his 12-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 130th most popular nobleman (up from 156th in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from Italy (up from 846th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, is most famous for being the first of the Medici rulers of Tuscany, and for his patronage of the arts. He was a patron of artists such as Michelangelo and Galileo.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 130 out of 1,415. Before him are William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Ramesses VI, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jasper Tudor, Élisabeth of France, and Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici. After him are Isabella I of Jerusalem, Ramesses V, Claude of France, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and Stephen, Count of Blois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 5. Before him are Ahmed I, Kösem Sultan, Pope Clement X, and Mahfiruz Hatun. After him are Simon Vouet, William Bradford, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Gioachino Greco, Urbain Grandier, John Albert II, and Yamada Nagamasa. Among people deceased in 1621, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 5. Before him are Pope Paul V, Philip III of Spain, Robert Bellarmine, and Thomas Harriot. After him are Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Şehzade Mehmed, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, and Cristofano Allori.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 704 out of 5,161. Before him are Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), and Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360). After him are Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 13. Before him are Joanna I of Naples (1326), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), and Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360). After him are Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Gaius Caesar (-20), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Maria Goretti (1890), and Isabella d'Este (1474).

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