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Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1541 - 1587

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Francesco I (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587. He was a member of the House of Medici. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 85th most popular nobleman (up from 90th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 600th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Francesco I de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany, is most famous for his patronage of the arts and sciences. He was a patron of the arts and sciences, and his patronage led to the flowering of the Italian Renaissance.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 85 out of 1,415. Before him are Henry IV of England, Haakon VI of Norway, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Jeanne d'Albret, Robert Guiscard, and Albert, Duke of Prussia. After him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Charles, Count of Valois, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Afonso de Albuquerque, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Herodias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1541, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2. Before him is El Greco. After him are Ayşe Sultan, Pierre Charron, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, John Leonardi, Johann Bauhin, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, Hypatius Pociej, and Jakub Wujek. Among people deceased in 1587, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2. Before him is Mary, Queen of Scots. After him are Occhiali, Gotthard Kettler, Bianca Cappello, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Felix of Cantalice, Ōmura Sumitada, Ōtomo Sōrin, Hai Rui, John Foxe, and Juraj Drašković.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 492 out of 5,161. Before him are Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), Julia (-76), Amalasuntha (495), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Reinhold Messner (1944), and Maurizio Gucci (1948). After him are Ancus Marcius (-675), Pope Nicholas I (800), Annibale Carracci (1560), Pope Anterus (180), Christine de Pizan (1365), and Giovanni Trapattoni (1939).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 6. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), Marie de' Medici (1575), Ludovico Sforza (1452), and Giuliano de' Medici (1453). After 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).

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