Bartolomeo Concini | |
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First Secretary of State of Grand Duchy of Tuscany | |
In office 1570–1576 Serving with Lelio Torelli | |
Appointed by | Cosimo I de' Medici |
Succeeded by | Antonio Serguidi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1507 Terranuova Bracciolini, Republic of Florence |
Died | January 18, 1578 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | (aged 70–71)
Bartolomeo Concini (1507, Terranuova Bracciolini – January 18, 1578, Florence) was an influential political figure and diplomat in the service of Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence, and later Grand Duke of Tuscany. Born in Terranuova Bracciolini in the Valdarno near Arezzo, he rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most trusted advisors to Cosimo I. His descendants, before the family's extinction in 1632, would continue his political and diplomatic career at the grand ducal court, forge alliances with prominent city families, and hold important political and diplomatic positions for a long time.