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Caterina de Medici

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Caterina de Medici

Birth
Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Death
17 Apr 1629 (aged 35)
Siena, Provincia di Siena, Toscana, Italy
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Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
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Italian nobility. Born at the Palazzo Pitti as the second daughter of Ferdinando I of Tuscany and Christine of Lorraine. She married Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1617. The marriage remained childless, and she returned to Florence after his death. Ferdinando II de Medici named her Governor of Siena in 1627. She died there two years later of smallpox.
Italian nobility. Born at the Palazzo Pitti as the second daughter of Ferdinando I of Tuscany and Christine of Lorraine. She married Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1617. The marriage remained childless, and she returned to Florence after his death. Ferdinando II de Medici named her Governor of Siena in 1627. She died there two years later of smallpox.

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  • Created by: Lutetia
  • Added: Sep 28, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136535446/caterina-de_medici: accessed ), memorial page for Caterina de Medici (2 May 1593–17 Apr 1629), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136535446, citing Basilica di San Lorenzo, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Lutetia (contributor 46580078).