Virginia de' Medici
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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.
Camilla Martelli
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Camilla Martelli was first the lover and then the second wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. She was the mother of Virginia de' Medici, future Duchess of Modena.
Virginia de' Medici
…until her death. Born in Florence on 29 May 1568, Virginia was the illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his mistress Camilla Martelli. Her paternal grandparents were the famous condottiere Giovanni dalle Bande Nere and his wife Maria Salviati (in turn the granddaughter of Lorenzo the…
Camilla Martelli, wife of Cosimo I de' Medici