List of Tuscan consorts

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The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was founded in 1569. It succeeded the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy was initially ruled by the House of Medici, until their extinction in 1737. The grand duchy passed to the House of Lorraine, and then, to its cadet branch, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine ruled Tuscany from 1765 to 1801, and then 1814 to 1859.

Margravines consort of Tuscany

House of Bonifacii, 812–931

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
The names of the wives of Boniface I are not known.
Bertha---828 husband's accession834 husband's deposition-Boniface I
The names of the wives of Aganus are not known.
Anonsuara---847 husband's accession-Adalbert I
Rothilde of SpoletoGuy I of Spoleto (Widonids)-863886 husband's death-
Bertha of LotharingiaLothair II of Lotharingia (Carolingian)863895/89810/15 September 915 husband's death8 March 925Adalbert II
Marozia of TusculumTheophylact I, Count of Tusculum (Tusculani)863 – 8 March 925925929 husband's death932/937Guy

House of Arles, 931–1001

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Willa of BurgundyRudolph I of Burgundy (Elder Welf)-912931 husband's accession936 husband's depositionafter 936Boso
Willa of SpoletoBoniface I of Spoleto-around 936936 husband's accession13 February 962 husband's deposition-Hubert
Judith---961 husband's accession21 December 1001 husband's death-Hugh

House of Bologna, 1004–1011

  • Interregnum 1011–1014

Unknown House, 1014–1027

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
WaldradaGuglielmo--1014 husband's accession1027 husband's death-Rainier

House of Canossa, 1027–1115

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Richelida of BergamoGiselbert II, Count of Bergamolate 10th centurybefore 10151027 husband's accessionafter 1034Boniface IV
Beatrice of BarFrederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine (Ardennes-Bar)101710376 May 1052 husband's death18 April 1076
  • Interregnum 1115–1120

House of Scheiern, 1120–1127

  • Interregnum 1127–1135

House of Sponheim, 1135–1137

House of Welf, 1137–1139

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Gertrude of SüpplingenburgLothair III, Holy Roman Emperor (Süpplingenburg)18 April 111529 May 11271137 husband's accession20 October 1139 husband's death18 April 1143Henry

House of Attems, 1139–1152

House of Welf, 1152–1173

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Uta of CalwGodfrey of Calw, Count Palatine of the Rhine (Calw)1115/1120by January 1133October 1152 husband's accession1160 their son became Margrave1197Welf VI (1st reign)
11/12 September 1167 husband's accession1173 husband lost the MarchWelf VI (2nd reign)
  • Interregnum 1173–1195

House of Hohenstaufen, 1195–1197

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Irene AngelinaIsaac II Angelos (Angelos)1177/118125 May 11971197 husband ceased to be Margrave27 August 1208Philip

Ladies consort of Florence

House of Medici, 1434–1531

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortDeathSpouse
Contessina de' BardiAlessandro de' Bardi (Bardi)139014166 October 1434 husband's accessionOctober 1473Cosimo de' Medici
Lucrezia TornabuoniFrancesco Tornabuoni14253 June 14441 August 1464 husband's accession25 March 1482Pietro de' Medici
Clarice OrsiniGiacomo Orsini (Orsini)14537 February 14692 December 1469 husband's accession29 July 1487Lorenzo de' Medici
Alfonsina OrsiniRoberto Orsini (Orsini)1472March 14889 April 1492 husband's accession7 February 1520 yet exiled in 1494Pietro de' Medici
Republic restored 1494–1512
Madeleine de la Tour d'AuvergneJohn III, Count of Auvergne (La Tour d'Auvergne)15015 May 151828 April 1519Lorenzo II de' Medici
Republic restored 1527–1530

Duchesses consort of Florence

House of Medici, 1531–1569

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Margaret of AustriaCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg)28 December 152218 January 15366 January 1537 husband's death18 January 1586Alessandro de' Medici
Eleanor of ToledoPedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca11 January 152229 March 15396 January 1537 husband's accession17 December 1562Cosimo I de' Medici

Grand Duchesses consort of Tuscany

House of Medici, 1569–1737

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Joanna of AustriaFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg)24 January 154725 December 156521 April 1574 husband's accession11 April 1578Francesco I
Bianca CappelloBartolomeo Cappello (Cappello)154812 June 157917 October 1587
Christina of LorraineCharles III, Duke of Lorraine (Lorraine)16 August 15653 May 158917 February 1609 husband's death9 December 1637Ferdinando I
Maria Magdalena of AustriaCharles II, Archduke of Austria (Habsburg)7 October 158919 October 160817 February 1609 husband's accession28 February 1621 husband's death1 November 1631Cosimo II
Vittoria della RovereFederico Ubaldo della Rovere (Della Rovere)7 February 162226 September 163323 May 1670 husband's death5 March 1694Ferdinando II
Marguerite Louise d'OrléansGaston d'Orléans (Orléans)28 July 164520 June 166123 May 1670 husband's accession17 September 1721Cosimo III
Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-LauenburgJulius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania)13 June 16722 September 169731 October 1723 husband's accession9 July 1737 husband's death15 October 1741Gian Gastone

The Medici became extinct in 1737. Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine acceded the grand-ducal throne.

House of Lorraine, 1737–1765

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Maria Theresa of AustriaCharles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg)13 May 171712 February 17369 July 1737 husband's accession18 August 1765 husband's death29 November 1780Francesco II

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1765–1801

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Maria Luisa of SpainCharles III of Spain (Bourbon)24 November 17455 August 176518 August 1765 husband's accession20 February 1790 husband's abdication, becomes Holy Roman Empress15 May 1792Leopold I
Luise of Naples and SicilyFerdinand I of the Two Sicilies (Bourbon-Two Sicilies)27 July 177315 August 179021 March 1801 husband's deposition19 December 1802Ferdinand III

The House of Habsburg-Lorraine was deposed by the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801.

Queen consort of Etruria

House of Bourbon-Parma, 1801–1807

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Maria Luisa of SpainCharles IV of Spain (Bourbon)6 July 178225 August 179521 March 1801 husband's accession27 May 1803 husband's death13 March 1824Louis

The House of Bourbon-Parma ruled over Tuscany in the form of the Kingdom of Etruria until their own deposition by forces of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807.

Grand ducal consorts of Tuscany

House of Bonaparte, 1809–1814

Elisa Bonaparte became the puppet ruler of Tuscany in 1809 by appointment from her own second older brother and King of Italy, Napoleon himself. She was the Grand Duchess of Tuscany as ruler, not as consort.

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
FeliceFrancis Baciocchi (Baciocchi)18 May 17625 May 17973 March 1809 wife's accession1 February 1814 wife's deposition27 April 1841Elisa

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1814–1859

The Habsburgs were restored by the Congress of Vienna in 1814.

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of SaxonyMaximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony (Wettin)27 April 17966 May 182118 June 1824 husband's death3 January 1865Ferdinand III
Princess Maria Anna of SaxonyMaximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony (Wettin)15 November 179916 November 181718 June 1824 husband's accession24 March 1832Leopold II
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two SiciliesFrancis I of the Two Sicilies (Bourbon-Two Sicilies)19 December 18147 June 183321 July 1859 husband's abdication/deposition7 November 1898

Tuscany was annexed to the United Provinces of Central Italy in 1859, and then absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860.