1642 - 1723
Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. Cosimo's 53-year-long reign, the longest in Tuscan history, was marked by a series of laws that regulated prostitution and May celebrations. His reign also witnessed Tuscany's deterioration to previously unknown economic lows. In 1723, when Cosimo died, he was succeeded by the younger of his two surviving children, Gian Gastone.He married Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, a cousin of Louis XIV. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany has received more than 453,768 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 2,513th most popular politician (up from 2,968th in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,009th in 2019) and the 184th most popular Italian Politician.
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, is most famous for his role in the War of the Spanish Succession. He was also the last Medici ruler of Tuscany.
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Among politicians, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2,513 out of 15,577. Before him are Vytautas Landsbergis, James Francis Edward Stuart, Antiochus VII Sidetes, José Manuel Barroso, Julius Schreck, and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange. After him are Empress Suiko, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Guntram, Seleucus IV Philopator, Yazdegerd I, and Artur Axmann.
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,507
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,508
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,509
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,510
1898 - 1936
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,511
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,512
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,513
554 - 628
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,514
1699 - 1782
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,515
532 - 592
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,516
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,517
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,518
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,519
Among people born in 1642, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 5. Before him are Mehmed IV, Suleiman II, Gülnuş Sultan, and Andrea Pozzo. After him are Johann Christoph Bach, Shitao, André Charles Boulle, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Ihara Saikaku, Seki Takakazu, and Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins. Among people deceased in 1723, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 5. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Christopher Wren, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Praskovia Saltykova, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Zanabazar, Antonio Maria Valsalva, and Anne Henriette of Bavaria.
1642 - 1693
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 1
1642 - 1691
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 2
1642 - 1715
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 3
1642 - 1709
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 4
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
1642 - 1703
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
1642 - 1707
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 7
1642 - 1732
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 8
1642 - 1701
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 9
1642 - 1693
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 10
1642 - 1708
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 11
1642 - 1722
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 12
1632 - 1723
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 1
1674 - 1723
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 2
1632 - 1723
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 3
1673 - 1723
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 4
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
1656 - 1723
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 6
1646 - 1723
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 7
1664 - 1723
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 8
1704 - 1723
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 9
1635 - 1723
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 10
1666 - 1723
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 11
1648 - 1723
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 871 out of 4,668. Before him are Berengar II of Italy (900), Angelo Sodano (1927), Emilio Segrè (1905), Concino Concini (1575), Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), and Lina Wertmüller (1928). After him are Luciano Berio (1925), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920).
900 - 966
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 865
1927 - 2022
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 866
1905 - 1989
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 867
1575 - 1617
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 868
519 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 869
1928 - 2021
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 870
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 871
1925 - 2003
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 872
1476 - 1534
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 873
1753 - 1810
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 874
1928 - 2000
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 875
1500 - 1574
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 876
1920 - 2016
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 877
Among politicians born in Italy, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 184. Before him are Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases (1569), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Beatrice of Naples (1457), Berengar II of Italy (900), Concino Concini (1575), and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519). After him are Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920), Tiberius Claudius Nero (-85), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Ladislaus of Naples (1377), and Fulvia (-77).
1569 - 1630
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 178
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 179
1457 - 1508
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 180
900 - 966
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 181
1575 - 1617
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 182
519 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 183
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 184
1500 - 1574
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 185
1920 - 2016
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 186
85 BC - 33 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 187
1822 - 1891
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 188
1377 - 1414
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 189
77 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 190