| Ferdinando II | |||||
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 Ferdinando II de' Medici in Coronation Robes by Justus Sustermans. | |||||
| Grand Duke of Tuscany | |||||
| Reign | 28 February 1621 – 23 May 1670 | ||||
| Predecessor | Cosimo II | ||||
| Successor | Cosimo III | ||||
| Born | 14 July 1610 Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Died | 23 May 1670 (aged 59) Pitti Palace, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue Detail | Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere | ||||
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| House | House of Medici | ||||
| Father | Cosimo II de' Medici | ||||
| Mother | Maria Maddalena of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Signature | .png) | ||||
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. Remembered by his contemporaries as a man of culture and science, he actively participated in the Accademia del Cimento, the first official 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.
- ^ "HISTORICAL FIGURE FERDINANDO II DE' MEDICI". Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Strathern, p 381