Virginia de' Medici was an Italian princess, a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess of Modena and Reggio.
Portrait by Alessandro Allori.
Virginia de' Medici, wearing a characteristic necklace that belonged to Camilla Martelli, Virginia's mother.
Cosimo I de' Medici was the second duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death.
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, c. 1545
Cosimo I de' Medici at about 19 years of age (by Pontormo, c. 1538)
Cosimo I's coronation as Grand Duke of Tuscany, which happened in 1570, Rome.
Official portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici as Grand Duke of Tuscany by Giovanni Battista Naldini