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Eleanor of Toledo

1522 - 1562

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Eleanor of Toledo (Spanish: Leonor Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel-Osorio, Italian: Eleonora di Toledo; 11 January 1522 – 17 December 1562) was a Spanish noblewoman who became Grand Duchess of Florence as the first wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. A keen businesswoman, she financed many of her husband's political campaigns and important buildings like the Pitti Palace. She ruled as regent of Florence during his frequent absences: Eleanor ruled during Cosimo's military campaigns in Genoa in 1541 and 1543, his illness from 1544 to 1545, and again at times during the war for the conquest of Siena (1551–1554). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor of Toledo has received more than 384,257 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Eleanor of Toledo is the 2,308th most popular politician (up from 3,097th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Spain (up from 265th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Spanish Politician.

Eleanor of Toledo was a lady-in-waiting to the French queen, Catherine de Medici. She was also a patron of the arts and a major player in the Italian Renaissance.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 2,308 out of 19,576. Before her are Aspar, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Gordon Brown, Albert III, Duke of Austria, and Anund Jacob. After her are Władysław Gomułka, Prajadhipok, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Julia Avita Mamaea, Fatma Sultan, and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 4. Before her are Mihrimah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, and Margaret of Parma. After her are Ulisse Aldrovandi, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Lodovico Ferrari, Sen no Rikyū, Joachim du Bellay, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. Among people deceased in 1562, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 3. Before her are Antoine of Navarre, and Adrian Willaert. After her are Lütfi Pasha, Gabriele Falloppio, Götz von Berlichingen, Peter of Alcantara, Jan van Scorel, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Claudin de Sermisy, and Giovanni de' Medici.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 200 out of 3,355. Before her are Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Camilo José Cela (1916), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), and Amaro Pargo (1678). After her are Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Matilde Camus (1919), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1482), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Urraca of León (1081), and Alfonso IX of León (1171).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Eleanor of Toledo ranks 71. Before her are Adolfo Suárez (1932), Frederick III of Sicily (1272), Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726), Alfonso III of Asturias (848), Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), and Amaro Pargo (1678). After her are Urraca of León (1081), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), and Sancho II of Castile and León (1036).

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