Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince o Tuscany
Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince o Tuscany (9 August 1663 – 31 October 1713) was the son o Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany an his wife Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. Ferdinando wis heir tae the Grand Duchy o Tuscany, with the title Grand Prince frae 1670 until his daith in 1713. He mairit Violante Beatrice o Bavarie in 1689 but hey haed nae childer. He died o syphilis aged 50. 1711 Antonio Vivaldi dedicated his L'estro Armonico tae him. His mither wis a first cousin o Louis XIV an dochter o Gaston o Fraunce, Duke o Orléans. Ferdinando's brither became the future Grand Duke Gian Gastone de' Medici o Tuscany after become Grand Prince at Ferdinando's daith. He wis named in honour o his grandfaither Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke o Tuscany.
| Ferdinando de' Medici | |||||
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| Grand Prince o Tuscany | |||||
| Tenure | 23 Mey 1670 - 31 October 1713 | ||||
| Born | 9 August 1663 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany | ||||
| Dee'd | 31 October 1713 (aged 50) Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany | ||||
| Buirial | Basilica o San Lorenzo, Florence | ||||
| Spouse | Violante Beatrice o Bavarie | ||||
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| Ryal | Hoose o Medici | ||||
| Faither | Cosimo III o Tuscany | ||||
| Mither | Marguerite Louise d'Orléans | ||||
| Releegion | Catholicism | ||||
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MairiageEedit
On 9 Januar 1689 in Florence the Grand Prince mairit Violante Beatrice o Bavarie, a dochter o the Elector o Bavarie. Her sister Maria Anna Victoria wis a dochter-in-law o Louis XIV o Fraunce as wife o Louis o Fraunce, Dauphin o Fraunce. Maria Anna Victoria wis the mither o the future Keeng Philip V o Spain. Eventually Violante Beatrice wis created the Govenor o Siena in 1717. Although she also liked music an loved Ferdinando, her feelings were not requited and the mairriage wis unhappy an they haed nae childer.
Teetles an stylesEedit
- 9 August 1663 – 23 Mey 1670: His Highness Prince Ferdinando de' Medici.
- 23 Mey 1670 – 5 Februar 1691: His Highness The Grand Prince o Tuscany.
- 5 Februar 1691 – 31 October 1713: His Ryal Highness The Grand Prince o Tuscany.
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