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Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1541Mar, 25

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
Francesco I (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587, he was a member of the House of Medici.

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