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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 517,443 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the 78th most popular nobleman (down from 72nd in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from Italy (down from 499th 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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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 78 out of 842Before him are Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Philip the Bold, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Elisabeth Farnese, Maria Alexandrovna, and Princess Alice of Battenberg. After him are Dmitry Donskoy, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France, Pepin of Landen, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 509 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Agapetus II (900), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Franco Nero (1941), Pope-elect Stephen (700), Francesco Redi (1626), and Edmondo De Amicis (1846). After him are Totila (500), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pietro Aretino (1492), Pope Boniface VI (800), Alberto Ascari (1918), and Giovanni Falcone (1939).

Among NOBLEMEN In Italy

Among noblemen born in Italy, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ranks 8Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Marie de' Medici (1575), Ludovico Sforza (1452), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771), and Elisabeth Farnese (1692). After him are Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Gaius Caesar (-20), Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469), Joanna I of Naples (1326), and Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360).