Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until 1621. He was the elder son of the then incumbent Grand Duke and Christina of Lorraine. He married Maria Magdalena of Austria, and had eight children.

For the most of his eleven-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor. He died of tuberculosis in 1621.[1]

Biography

Cristofano Allori: Cosimo II

Cosimo de' Medici was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine. His father requisitioned a modern education for him: Galileo Galilei was Cosimo's tutor between 1605 and 1608. Ferdinando arranged for him to marry Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, daughter of Archduke Charles II, in 1608. Together they had eight children, among whom was Cosimo's eventual successor, an Archduchess of Inner Austria, a Duchess of Parma and two cardinals.

Ferdinando I died in 1609. Due to his precarious health, Cosimo did not actively participate in governing his realm. Just over a year after Cosimo's accession, Galileo dedicated his Sidereus Nuncius, an account of his telescopic discoveries, to the Grand Duke.[2] Additionally, Galileo christened the moons of Jupiter the "Medicean stars". Galileo's advocacy of Copernicanism later led to his trial by the Roman Inquisition, and he was held under house arrest in Tuscany from 1633 until his death in 1642.

The Grand Duke assiduously enlarged the navy. He died on 28 February 1621 from tuberculosis. He was succeeded by his elder son, Ferdinando. The child-Grand Duke's regency was bestowed upon Cosimo II's wife and mother, as per his wishes.

Issue

  1. Maria Cristina de' Medici (August 24, 1609 – August 9, 1632) died unmarried, deformed or mentally retarded [3]
  2. Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (July 14, 1610 – May 23, 1670) who married Vittoria della Rovere and had issue.
  3. Gian Carlo de' Medici (July 24, 1611 – January 23, 1663) died unmarried.
  4. Margherita de' Medici (May 31, 1612 – February 6, 1679) married Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and had issue.
  5. Mattias de' Medici (May 9, 1613 – October 14, 1667) died unmarried.
  6. Francesco de' Medici (October 16, 1614 – July 25, 1634) died unmarried.
  7. Anna de' Medici (July 21, 1616 – September 11, 1676) married Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (1628–1662) and had issue.
  8. Leopoldo de' Medici (November 6, 1617 – November 10, 1675) died unmarried.

Ancestors

Family of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Giovanni de' Medici il Popolano
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Caterina Sforza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Jacopo Salviati
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Maria Salviati
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Lucrezia de' Medici
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Isabel de Zúñiga y Pimentel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Eleonora di Toledo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Luis Pimentel y Pacheco
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Maria Osorio Pimentel,
Marchioness of Villafranca del Bierzo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Juana Osorio y Bazán
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Renée of Bourbon-Montpensier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Christian II of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Christina of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Isabella of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Christina of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Francis I of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Henry II of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Claude of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Claude of Valois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Catherine de' Medici
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne
 
 
 
 
 
 

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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Titles and styles

  • 12 May 1590 - 17 February 1609 His Highness The Grand Prince of Tuscany
  • 17 February 1609 - 28 February 1621 His Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany

Citations

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Bibliography

Further Reading

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See also

External links

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Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Born: 12 May 1590 Died: 28 February 1621
Regnal titles
Preceded by Grand Duke of Tuscany
1609–1621		 Succeeded by
Ferdinando II de' Medici

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  1. ↑ Hale, p 187
  2. ↑ Strathen, p 368
  3. ↑ Medici Archive
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