Christina of Lorraine

Christina of Lorraine
Portrait of Christine, 1588
Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany
Tenure3 May 1589 – 17 February 1609
BornChristine de Lorraine
16 August 1565
Ducal Palace of Nancy, Lorraine
Died19 December 1637(1637-12-19) (aged 72)
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Burial
SpouseFerdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
IssueCosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Maria Maddalena de' Medici
Catherine, Governor of Siena
Carlo de' Medici
Claudia, Archduchess of Austria
HouseHouse of Lorraine (by birth)
House of Medici (by marriage)
FatherCharles III, Duke of Lorraine
MotherClaude of Valois

Christina of Lorraine (French: Christine de Lorraine, Italian: Cristina di Lorena) (16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637) was a French 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.