Christina of Lorraine | |
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Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany | |
Tenure | 3 May 1589 – 17 February 1609 |
Born | Christine de Lorraine 16 August 1565 Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine |
Died | 19 December 1637 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany | (aged 72)
Burial | |
Spouse | Ferdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
Issue | Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Maria Maddalena de' Medici Catherine, Governor of Siena Carlo de' Medici Claudia, Archduchess of Austria |
House | House of Lorraine (by birth) House of Medici (by marriage) |
Father | Charles III, Duke of Lorraine |
Mother | Claude of Valois |
Christina of Lorraine (French: Christine de Lorraine, Italian: Cristina di Lorena) (16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637) was a noblewoman of the House of Lorraine who became a Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage. She served as Regent of Tuscany jointly with her daughter-in-law during the minority of her grandson from 1621 to 1628.