Grand Princesses of Tuscany

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The Grand Princess of Tuscany was the spouse of the Grand Prince of Tuscany, heir to the Tuscan throne.

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Grand Princess of Tuscany

House of Medici

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeath Spouse
Alessandro Allori 033.jpg Joanna of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
24 January 154718 December 156521 April 1574
became Grand Duchess
11 April 1578 Francesco de' Medici
Frans Pourbus d. J. 004.jpg Maria Maddalena of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
7 October 158919 October 160817 February 1609
became Grand Duchess
1 November 1631 Cosimo de' Medici
Marguerite-Louise d'Orleans.jpg Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Gaston, Duke of Orléans
(Orléans)
28 July 164520 June 166123 May 1670
became Grand Duchess
17 September 1721 Cosimo de' Medici
Violante of Bavaria.jpg Violante Beatrice of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
23 January 16739 January 168931 October 1713
husband's death
30 May 1731 Ferdinando de' Medici
Gabbiani, Giovanni Gaetano (attr.) - Official portrait of Anna Maria Franziska von Sachsen-Lauenburg as Grand Duchess of Tuscany.jpg Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
13 June 16732 July 169731 October 172331 October 1723
became Grand Duchess
15 October 1741 Gian Gastone de' Medici

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