The younger son of Cosimo I, Ferdinand had been made a cardinal at age 14 and was living in Rome when his brother Francis (Francesco) died without a male heir, and he inherited the …

Ferdinando I de' Medici as Cardinal (1562 to 1589). Evangelium Sanctum Domini Nostri Jesu Christi in Arabic, 1590, with Arabic types of Robert Granjon, Typographia Medicea, Rome. …

1610: Ferdinando de'Medici born Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter, and calls them the Medici stars. He begins to study the heliocentric universe.

Nov 1, 2022 · Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1548-1609) was the son of Cosimo I de’ Medici and Eleanora de’ Medici. His future career seemed uncertain until, in …

Nov 19, 2024 · Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother …

Ferdinand I de' Medici (in Italian, Ferdinando I de' Medici; Florence, July 30, 1549-Florence, February 3, 1609) was the third Grand Duke of Tuscany between 1587 and 1609.

He promoted the development of Leghorn harbor and built up the Medici collections of art, natural history, and scientific and technical instruments.

Ferdinand I, original name Ferdinando De’ Medici, (born July 30, 1549—died Feb. 7, 1609), third grand duke (granduca) of Tuscany (1587–1609), who greatly increased the strength and …

Ferdinando was the fifth son (the third surviving at the time of his birth) of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo, the daughter of Don Pedro Alvarez de …

Ferdinando I de' Medici was an important ruler of Tuscany, a region in Italy. He was known as the Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609. Ferdinando took over this role after his older …