Medici family tree

Contents

Root Medici Tree

Medici family tree (Grand Dukes of Tuscany)

Structure of the family tree lines

The descendants line

Origins

Branch of Salvestro di Averardo

Branch of Cafaggiolo

Branch of Popolano (Trebbio)/Grand Ducal Branch

Cornerstone figures of the line of succession

NamePortraitNote
Cosimo The Elder *1389 †1464Pater patriæ First Lord of Florence de facto
Lorenzo The Magnificent *1449 †1492Nature will no longer create such a man— Caterina Sforza, Lady of Imola, as soon as she learned of the death of Lorenzo
Pope Leo X *1475 †1521217th pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Clement VII *1478 †1534219th pope of the Catholic Church
Giovanni delle Bande Nere *1498 †1526The last Condottiero[1] of free company and father of Cosimo I first Grand Duke of Tuscany
Alessandro The Moor *1510 †1537Last descendant of the House of Medici's main branch to rule Florence Last Lord and first Duke of Florence
Catherine de' Medici *1519 †1589Queen consort of France between 1547 and 1559
Cosimo I *1519 †1574First Grand Duke of Tuscany
Pope Leo XI *1535 †1605232nd pope of the Catholic Church
Marie de' Medici *1575 †1642Queen consort of France between 1600 and 1610

Places

References

  1. 1.Capitano di ventura in Italian