Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cosimo_I_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Pope_Pius_V
Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569)
gptkbp:birthDate 1519-06-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Florence
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Basilica_of_San_Lorenzo,_Florence
gptkbp:child gptkb:Francesco_I_de'_Medici
gptkb:Giovanni_de'_Medici
gptkb:Isabella_de'_Medici
gptkb:Lucrezia_de'_Medici
gptkb:Ferdinando_I_de'_Medici
gptkbp:deathDate 1574-04-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Villa_di_Castello
gptkbp:father gptkb:Giovanni_delle_Bande_Nere
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Medici
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
gptkbp:knownFor consolidation of Medici power in Tuscany
creation of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
patronage of Renaissance art and architecture
gptkbp:militaryAchievement gptkb:Battle_of_Marciano
conquest of Siena
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_Salviati
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:notableWork Boboli Gardens (commissioned)
Florence's fortifications (commissioned)
Uffizi Gallery (commissioned)
gptkbp:occupation ruler
patron of the arts
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Agnolo_Bronzino
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Alessandro_de'_Medici
gptkbp:reignEnd 1574
gptkbp:reignStart 1537
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:signature CosimoIdeMediciSignature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Camilla_Martelli
gptkb:Eleanor_of_Toledo
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Francesco_I_de'_Medici
gptkbp:title Holy Roman Emperor
Duke of Florence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eleonora_di_Toledo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5