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Cosimo II de' Medici

1590–1621 · Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany. Born at Florence. Died at Florence.

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Four moons for four Medici brothers

Galileo named the four moons of Jupiter he found in 1610 the Medicean Stars, in honour of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his three brothers. Cosimo became his patron. Later astronomers renamed them after Galileo.

Family

Father: Ferdinando I de' Medici
Mother: Christina of Lorraine
Married: Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria 1608
Children (8): Maria Cristina de' Medici 1609
Ferdinando II de' Medici 1610
Gian Carlo de' Medici 1611
Margherita de' Medici 1612
Mattias de' Medici 1613
Francesco de' Medici 1614
Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria 1616
Leopoldo de' Medici 1617
Siblings (5): Catherine de' Medici 1593
Carlo de' Medici 1599
Lorenzo de' Medici 1599
Princess Maria Maddalena de' Medici of Tuscany 1600
Claudia de' Medici 1604

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Cosimo II de' Medici was the 24× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Cosimo II de' Medici was the fifth cousin 3 times removed of Victoria.
Cosimo II de' Medici was the first cousin twice removed of Louis XIV of France.