Back كوزيمو الثاني Arabic Козіма II Медычы Byelorussian Козимо II де Медичи Bulgarian Cosimo II de' Medici Breton Cosme II de Mèdici Catalan Cosimo II. Medicejský Czech Cosimo II. de’ Medici German Κόζιμο Β΄ των Μεδίκων Greek Cosme II de Médici Spanish Cosimo II.a Medici Basque
| Cosimo II | |||||
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 Cosimo II after Justus Sustermans | |||||
| Grand Duke of Tuscany | |||||
| Reign | 17 February 1609 – 28 February 1621 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ferdinando I | ||||
| Successor | Ferdinando II | ||||
| Born | 12 May 1590 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Died | 28 February 1621 (aged 30) Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Maddalena of Austria | ||||
| Issue Detail | Maria Cristina Ferdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cardinal Gian Carlo Margherita, Duchess of Parma Mattias, Governor of Siena Francesco Anna, Archduchess of Austria Cardinal Leopoldo | ||||
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| House | House of Medici | ||||
| Father | Ferdinando I | ||||
| Mother | Christina of Lorraine | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor.[1]
- ^ Hale, p 187