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Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1590May, 12

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
Cosimo II de' Medici (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine.

For the majority of his twelve-year reign, he delegated the administration of Tuscany to his ministers. He is best remembered as the patron of Galileo Galilei, his childhood tutor.

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