Francesco I de' Medici
Videos
Francesco I was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587. He was a member of the House of Medici.
Portrait by Alessandro Allori, c. 1580-1585
Francesco I of Tuscany as a young boy, painted by Bronzino.
The "Apennine Colossus" in its niche
Francesco as a young man in a painting attributed to Alessandro Allori.
Marie de' Medici
Videos
Marie de' Medici was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV. Marie served as regent of France between 1610 and 1617 during the minority of her son Louis XIII. Her mandate as r
Francesco I de' Medici
…Lucrezia (7 November 1572 – 14 August 1574) Marie (26 April 1575–3 July 1642), who became Queen of France by her marriage to Henry IV in 1600 Filippo (20 May 1577 – 29 March 1582…
Portrait by Frans Pourbus the Younger
Maria de' Medici as a child. Currently at the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Maria de' Medici as a young woman, by Santi di Tito, ca. 1590.
Marie de Médicis, by Pietro Facchetti, c. 1595, Palazzo De Torres-Lancellotti, Rome