Garzia de' Medici | |
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Born | 5 July 1547 Florence |
Died | 6 December 1562 (aged 15) |
Burial | |
House | House of Medici |
Father | Cosimo I |
Mother | Eleanor of Toledo |
Garzia de' Medici (July 5, 1547 – December 6, 1562) was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo. He was the subject of a famous painting by Bronzino when he was an infant. He was born in Florence and died of malaria along with his mother while traveling to Pisa, a few days after his brother, Cardinal Giovanni, also died of the disease.[1]