Ferdinando II de' Medici

Ferdinando II
Ferdinando II de' Medici in Coronation Robes by Justus Sustermans.
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign28 February 1621 – 23 May 1670
PredecessorCosimo II
SuccessorCosimo III
Born14 July 1610
Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died23 May 1670 (aged 59)
Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Spouse
(m. 1632)
Issue
Detail
Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere
Names
Ferdinando de' Medici
HouseHouse of Medici
FatherCosimo II de' Medici
MotherMaria Maddalena of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureFerdinando II's signature

Ferdinando II de' Medici (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670) was grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria. He was remembered by his contemporaries as a man of culture and science, actively participating in the Accademia del Cimento, the first scientific society in Italy, formed by his younger brother, Leopoldo de' Medici.[1] His 49-year rule was punctuated by the beginning of Tuscany's long economic decline,[2] which was further exacerbated by his successor, Cosimo III de' Medici. He married Vittoria della Rovere, a first cousin, with whom he had two children who reached adulthood: the aforementioned Cosimo III, and Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, a cardinal.

  1. ^ "HISTORICAL FIGURE FERDINANDO II DE' MEDICI". Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Strathern, p 381