Duke Cosimo

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:birth_date 1519-06-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Florence,_Italy
gptkbp:children gptkb:Anna_de'_Medici
gptkb:Ferdinando_I_de'_Medici
gptkb:Francesco_I_de'_Medici
gptkb:Isabella_de'_Medici
gptkb:Giovanni_de'_Medici
gptkb:Lucrezia_de'_Medici
gptkb:Piero_de'_Medici
gptkbp:death_date 1574-04-21
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Florence,_Italy
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Cosimo_I_de'_Medici
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Medici
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Cosimo
gptkbp:known_for Consolidating the power of the Medici family
gptkbp:notable_event Patronage of the arts
Military campaigns in Italy
Establishment of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Involvement in the Counter-Reformation
Cultural flourishing in Florence
Construction of Palazzo Vecchio renovations
Establishment of the Uffizi Gallery
Marriage alliance with Spanish nobility
Strengthening of the Tuscan economy
Promotion of the Medici family's political power
Development of the Florentine state
Expansion of the Medici's influence
Support for Galileo Galilei
Support for the University of Pisa
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_Alessandro_de'_Medici
gptkbp:reign_end 1574
gptkbp:reign_start 1537
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleonora_di_Toledo
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Duke_Francesco_I_de'_Medici
gptkbp:title gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lorenzaccio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5