Christina of Lorraine was a princess of Lorraine who became Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage to Ferdinando I de' Medici. She served as regent of Tuscany jointly with her daughter-in-law during the
Portrait of Christine, 1588
Christina as a widow by Tiberio di Tito, c. 1610–1615
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I. He expanded the culture of Tuscany, which included presentin
Christina of Lorraine
…Lorraine, Italian: Cristina di Lorena; 16 August 1565 – 19 December 1637) was a princess of Lorraine who became Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage to Ferdinando I de' Medici. She served as regent of Tuscany jointly with her daughter-in-law during the minority of her grandson from 1621 to 1628. Born in Nancy, she was the…
Ferdinando I de' Medici as Cardinal (1562 to 1589).
Evangelium Sanctum Domini Nostri Jesu Christi in Arabic, 1590, with Arabic types of Robert Granjon, Typographia Medicea, Rome.
Pietro Tacca's Monumento dei Quattro Mori (Monument of the Four Moors) in Leghorn, showing Ferdinando holding the baton of a field marshal standing victorious above chained Moorish captives. (1623)