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Both Henry III and Catherine de' Medici feared he would join the Protestant rebels. These fears proved well-founded; Francis joined the prince of Condé and his forces in the south. In February 1576, Henry, King of Navarre escaped from the French court, whereupon his forces also joined Condé.
Born in Florence, Francesco was the son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo. [1] He served as regent for his father Cosimo after he retired from his governing duties in 1564.
King Francis wanted Catherine to be raised at the French court, but Pope Leo refused, claiming he wanted her to marry Ippolito de' Medici. [10] Leo made Catherine Duchess of Urbino but annexed most of the Duchy of Urbino to the Papal States , permitting Florence to keep only the Fortress of San Leo .
Francesco de' Medici (16 October 1614 – 25 July 1634) was the fourth son of Grand Duke Cosimo II of Tuscany and his wife, Maria Maddalena of Austria. [1] He died unmarried. Biography
Francesco de' Medici may refer to: Francesco I de' Medici (1541–1587), Grand Duke of Tuscany; Francesco di Ferdinando de' Medici (1594–1614)
Francis II died childless, so his younger brother Charles, then ten years old, succeeded him. On 21 December, the council named Catherine de' Medici, Regent of France. The Guises left the court, while Mary Stuart, Francis II's widow, returned to Scotland. Louis, Prince of Condé, who was jailed and awaiting execution, was freed after some ...
She married Duke Lorenzo II de' Medici in Château d'Amboise on 5 May 1518. [5] Their wedding was a sumptuous festival that marked not only their union, but also the birth of a dauphin for Francis I. [6] As with the other festivities Francis put on throughout his life, dancing figured very prominently. Dancing was done mostly in the Italian style.
Gian Gastone de' Medici, who died on 9 July 1737, was the second cousin of Francis (Gian Gastone and Francis' father Leopold were both great-grandchildren of Francis II, Duke of Lorraine), who also had Medici blood through his maternal great-great-grandmother Marie de' Medici, Queen consort of France and Navarre. In June 1737 Francis went to ...