Maria de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1557)
Maria de' Medici (April 3, 1540 – November 19, 1557) was the eldest legitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo. She was a member of the famous Medici family.

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Maria de' Medici (1540-1557)
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