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Eleanor of Toledo

1522 - 1562

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Eleanor of Toledo (Spanish: Leonor Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel-Osorio, Italian: Eleonora di Toledo; 11 January 1522 – 17 December 1562) was a Spanish noblewoman who became Duchess of Florence as the first wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. A keen businesswoman, she financed many of her husband's political campaigns and important buildings like the Pitti Palace. She ruled as regent of Florence during his frequent absences: Eleanor ruled during Cosimo's military campaigns in Genoa in 1541 and 1543, his illness from 1544 to 1545, and again at times during the war for the conquest of Siena (1551–1554). She founded many Jesuit churches. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleanor of Toledo is the 3,002nd most popular politician (down from 2,308th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 200th in 2019) and the 85th most popular Spanish Politician.

Eleanor of Toledo was a lady-in-waiting to the French queen, Catherine de Medici. She was also a patron of the arts and a major player in the Italian Renaissance.

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Among politicians, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 3,002 out of 19,576. Before her are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Julia Soaemias, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Kamehameha I, and Edda Mussolini. After her are Li Peng, Sancho II of Castile and León, Emperor Reigen, Occhiali, Marie José of Belgium, and Jarosław Kaczyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 6. Before her are Mihrimah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, Ulisse Aldrovandi, and Lodovico Ferrari. After her are Sen no Rikyū, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Joachim du Bellay, Catherine of Ricci, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, and Shibata Katsuie. Among people deceased in 1562, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 3. Before her are Antoine of Navarre, and Adrian Willaert. After her are Gabriele Falloppio, Götz von Berlichingen, Lütfi Pasha, Jan van Scorel, Peter of Alcantara, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Giovanni de' Medici, and François de Tournon.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 242 out of 3,355. Before her are Kane (1967), María Isabella of Spain (1789), Luis Carrero Blanco (1904), Louis I of Spain (1707), Lluís Companys (1882), and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910). After her are Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Queen Letizia of Spain (1972), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Carmen Maura (1945), and Jordi Savall (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 85. Before her are Reccared I (510), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Louis I of Spain (1707), Lluís Companys (1882), and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910). After her are Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Gaius Julius Vindex (25), Louis Blanc (1811), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788).

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