Person:Cosimo de' Medici (3)

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
b.12 May 1590
d.28 Feb 1621
Facts and Events
Name Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Gender Male
Birth[1] 12 May 1590 House of Medici
Marriage to Maria Maddalena of Austria
Death[1] 28 Feb 1621
Reference Number? Q312297?


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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine.

For the majority of his twelve-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.