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Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

1541 - 1587

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Francesco I (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany has received more than 539,095 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 90th most popular nobleman (down from 78th in 2019), the 600th most popular biography from Italy (down from 508th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Nobleman.

Francesco I de' Medici, grand duke of Tuscany, is most famous for his patronage of the arts and sciences. He was a patron of the arts and sciences, and his patronage led to the flowering of the Italian Renaissance.

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  • 67.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 90 out of 1,415. Before him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Roger I of Sicily, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and Maria Alexandrovna. After him are Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Fatma Sultan, Pyotr Wrangel, Louise Élisabeth of France, Élisabeth of France, and Felipe VI of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1541, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2. Before him is El Greco. After him are Ayşe Sultan, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, Pierre Charron, Johann Bauhin, Hypatius Pociej, John Leonardi, Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels, and Jakub Wujek. Among people deceased in 1587, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 2. Before him is Mary, Queen of Scots. After him are Occhiali, Gotthard Kettler, Bianca Cappello, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Felix of Cantalice, Ōtomo Sōrin, Ōmura Sumitada, Hai Rui, John Foxe, and Francisco Hernández de Toledo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 600 out of 5,161. Before him are Saint Rosalia (1130), Livius Andronicus (-280), Carlo Ponti (1912), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), and Pope Zephyrinus (150). After him are Laura Bassi (1711), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Pope Miltiades (250), Maurizio Gucci (1948), and Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 8. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Ludovico Sforza (1452), Marie de' Medici (1575), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), and Elisabeth Farnese (1692). After him are Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Gaius Caesar (-20), Joanna I of Naples (1326), Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (1474), and Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753).

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