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Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

1663 - 1713

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Ferdinando de' Medici (9 August 1663 – 31 October 1713) was the eldest son of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. Ferdinando was heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with the title Grand Prince, from his father's accession in 1670 until his death in 1713. He is remembered today primarily as a patron of music. An excellent musician himself (sometimes called "the Orpheus of princes"), he attracted top musicians to Florence and thus made it an important musical center. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany is the 4,227th most popular politician (down from 3,888th in 2019), the 1,235th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,195th in 2019) and the 280th most popular Italian Politician.

Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, was most famous for his patronage of the arts and sciences.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany ranks 4,227 out of 19,576. Before him are Asif Ali Zardari, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Plutarco Elías Calles, Chen Shou, Borut Pahor, and Barquq. After him are Sumu-la-El, Odo of Bayeux, Tissaphernes, George II Rákóczi, John IV of Trebizond, and Theodelinda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1663, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany ranks 3. Before him are Prince Eugene of Savoy, and Thomas Newcomen. After him are Árni Magnússon, Guillaume Amontons, Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, August Hermann Francke, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Luca Carlevarijs, Agafya Grushetskaya, and Ogata Kenzan. Among people deceased in 1713, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany ranks 5. Before him are Arcangelo Corelli, Frederick I of Prussia, Juraj Jánošík, and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury. After him are Carlo Maratta, Jean Chardin, Michael II Apafi, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Jahandar Shah, Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Pavao Ritter Vitezović.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany ranks 1,235 out of 5,161. Before him are Tavo Burat (1932), Domenico Veneziano (1410), Paolo Conte (1937), Peter Chrysologus (380), Giovanni Messe (1883), and Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779). After him are Angela of Foligno (1248), Raniero Cantalamessa (1934), Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569), Angelo Amato (1938), Lucrezia Tornabuoni (1427), and Riccardo Patrese (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany ranks 280. Before him are Concino Concini (1575), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Nicola Amati (1596), Liutprand of Cremona (922), Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (1825), and Francis IV, Duke of Modena (1779). After him are Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (1569), Bianca Maria Visconti (1425), Giovanni Giolitti (1842), Justa Grata Honoria (417), Antonio Segni (1891), and Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776).

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