Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Cosimo II
Cosimo II after Justus Sustermans
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign17 February 1609 – 28 February 1621
PredecessorFerdinando I
SuccessorFerdinando II
Born12 May 1590
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
DiedFebruary 28, 1621(1621-02-28) (aged 30)
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
ConsortMaria Maddalena of Austria
IssueFerdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Cardinal Gian Carlo
Margherita, Duchess of Parma
Prince Mattias, Governor of Siena
Prince Francesco
Anna, Archduchess of Austria
Cardinal Leopoldo
HouseHouse of Medici
FatherGrand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany
MotherChristine of Lorraine
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until 1621. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Christine of Lorraine. He married Maria Magdalena of Austria and had eight children. Galileo Galilei was his childhood tutor.

For the most of his eleven-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor.

He died of tuberculosis in 1621.

Family and children

Maria Magdalena and Cosimo had the following children:

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