Category Archives: Medici

Ferdinand Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua 1587-1626

Born in Mantua, he was the son of Vincenzo I and Eleonora de’ Medici.
Succeeded his brother in both the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat. In 1616 he secretly married Camilla Faà di Bruno, whom he divorced in the same year. Their son Francesco Giacinto Teodoro Giovanni Gonzaga, although accepted at court, was not made Ferdinando’s heir. He died of the plague at the age of 14, during the 1630 siege of Mantua. On 16 February 1617 Ferdinando married Caterina de’ Medici (1593–1629), the daughter of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Size 16 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

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Cosimo II de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany 1590-1620

Cosimo II de’ Medici 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
Size 16.5 x 27 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1992

Francesco IV Gonzaga 1586-1612

Born in Mantua, he was the eldest son of Duke Vincenzo I and Eleonora de’ Medici.
Francesco became Duke upon his father’s death on 9 February 1612. He died at Mantua on 22 December 1612 without male heirs. He was succeeded by his brother Ferdinand; however, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, the father of Francesco’s wife Margaret of Savoy, disputed this, leading to the War of the Montferrat Succession (1613–1617).

Size 17 x 28 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2067

Ferdinando II de’ Medici 1610-1670

Ferdinando II de’ Medici was grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de’ Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. His 49-year rule was punctuated by the beginning of Tuscany’s long economic decline.
Artist: A.Bloem
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Size 16 x 24 cms
Price £28.00

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