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Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1519 - 1574

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Cosimo I de' Medici (12 June 1519 – 21 April 1574) was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 626th most popular politician (up from 939th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Italy (up from 405th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Italian Politician.

Cosimo I de' Medici was a grand duke of Tuscany and the first of the Medici rulers of that state. He was born in Florence, the son of Francesco I de' Medici and Joanna of Austria. His father died when he was one year old, and he was raised by his mother. He became duke of Florence in 1537. He is most famous for being the first of the Medici rulers of Tuscany.

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Among politicians, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 626 out of 19,576. Before him are John Nance Garner, Alexios I Komnenos, Stateira II, Robert Clive, Moshe Dayan, and Taejo of Joseon. After him are Louis the German, Merneptah, Albert II of Belgium, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Richard II of England, and Malik-Shah I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 4. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France, and Pope Innocent IX. After him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis, Duke of Guise, Gaspard II de Coligny, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Theodore Beza, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Andrea Cesalpino. Among people deceased in 1574, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 4. Before him are Selim II, Giorgio Vasari, and Charles IX of France. After him are Georg Joachim Rheticus, Renée of France, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Maarten van Heemskerck, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, and Ebussuud Efendi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 290 out of 5,161. Before him are Cosimo de' Medici (1389), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Sergio Leone (1929), and Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892). After him are Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Sixtus III (390), Pope Adeodatus I (570), and Carlo Goldoni (1707).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 45. Before him are Pertinax (126), Vitellius (15), Otho (32), Florianus (232), Servius Tullius (-600), and Scipio Africanus (-235). After him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Umberto I of Italy (1844), Valentinian III (419), and Umberto II of Italy (1904).

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