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Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1610 - 1670

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Ferdinando II de' Medici (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670) was grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. Remembered by his contemporaries as a man of culture and science, he actively participated in the Accademia del Cimento, the first official scientific society in Italy, formed by his younger brother, Leopoldo de' Medici. His 49-year rule was punctuated by the beginning of Tuscany's long economic decline, which was further exacerbated by his successor, Cosimo III de' Medici. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 1,746th most popular politician (up from 3,031st in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from Italy (up from 992nd in 2019) and the 116th most popular Italian Politician.

Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is most famous for his patronage of the arts. He was a patron of Niccolo Machiavelli, Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Jacopo da Pontormo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 1,746 out of 19,576. Before him are Fidel Ramos, Frederick I of Sweden, Thomas Sankara, Jungjong of Joseon, Herod Archelaus, and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. After him are Constantius III, Arif Alvi, Arghun, Halford Mackinder, Conradin, and Alcide De Gasperi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2. Before him is Pope Alexander VIII. After him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Adriaen van Ostade, David Teniers the Younger, Jacob Kettler, Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Paul Scarron, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maria Cunitz, and Oboi. Among people deceased in 1670, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 4. Before him are John Amos Comenius, Henrietta of England, and Frederick III of Denmark. After him are Johann Rudolf Glauber, Louis Le Vau, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, Salomon van Ruysdael, Bartholomeus van der Helst, Giovanna Garzoni, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, and William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 650 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Felix IV (480), Pope Romanus (850), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Giulio Andreotti (1919), Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), and Pope Leo VIII (900). After him are Franco Nero (1941), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), and Giorgia Meloni (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 116. Before him are Pupienus (170), Pescennius Niger (135), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France (1248), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), Giulio Andreotti (1919), and Queen Paola of Belgium (1937). After him are Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), Giorgia Meloni (1977), Catherine Cornaro (1454), Berengar I of Italy (850), and Maria Theresa of Austria (1767).

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