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Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1590 - 1621

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Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine. For the majority of his twelve-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany has received more than 321,985 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 156th most popular nobleman (down from 139th in 2019), the 846th most popular biography from Italy (down from 753rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, is most famous for being the first of the Medici rulers of Tuscany, and for his patronage of the arts. He was a patron of artists such as Michelangelo and Galileo.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 156 out of 1,415. Before him are Ramesses IX, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Haakon VI of Norway, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and Galeazzo Maria Sforza. After him are Ramesses X, Daniel of Moscow, Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Bertrada of Laon, Isabella d'Este, and Avidius Cassius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 6. Before him are Ahmed I, Kösem Sultan, Pope Clement X, Mahfiruz Hatun, and Simon Vouet. After him are Gioachino Greco, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Yamada Nagamasa, Urbain Grandier, Jacob van Eyck, and Théophile de Viau. Among people deceased in 1621, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 6. Before him are Philip III of Spain, Pope Paul V, Robert Bellarmine, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, and Thomas Harriot. After him are Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Şehzade Mehmed, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Cristofano Allori, and Catherine Stenbock.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 846 out of 5,161. Before him are Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Pope Leo V (870), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), and François Grimaldi (1201). After him are Fra Dolcino (1250), Titus Labienus (-100), Francesco Cossiga (1928), Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), Valentino (1932), and Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 19. Before him are Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Maria Goretti (1890), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), and Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444). After him are Isabella d'Este (1474), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Eleonora Gonzaga (1630), Maximilian Sforza (1493), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), and Gioffre Borgia (1481).

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