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.

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Margravine of Tuscany

House of Bonifacii, 812–931

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
The names of the wives of Boniface I are not known.
Sin foto.svg Bertha ---828
husband's accession
834
husband's deposition
- Boniface I
The names of the wives of Aganus are not known.
Sin foto.svg Anonsuara ---847
husband's accession
- Adalbert I
Sin foto.svg Rothilde of Spoleto Guy I of Spoleto
(Widonids)
-863886
husband's death
-
Heraldique meuble Fleur de lys lissee.svg Bertha of Lotharingia Lothair II of Lotharingia
(Carolingian)
863895/89810/15 September 915
husband's death
8 March 925 Adalbert II
Sin foto.svg Marozia of Tusculum Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum
(Tusculani)
863 – 8 March 925925929
husband's death
932/937 Guy

House of Arles, 931–1001

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sin foto.svg Willa of Burgundy Rudolph I of Burgundy
(Elder Welf)
-912931
husband's accession
936
husband's deposition
after 936 Boso
Sin foto.svg Willa of Spoleto Boniface I of Spoleto -around 936936
husband's accession
13 February 962
husband's deposition
- Hubert
Sin foto.svg Judith ---961
husband's accession
21 December 1001
husband's death
- Hugh

House of Bologna, 1004–1011

Unknown House, 1014–1027

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sin foto.svg Waldrada Guglielmo--1014
husband's accession
1027
husband's death
- Rainier

House of Canossa, 1027–1115

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Sin foto.svg Richelida of Bergamo Giselbert II, Count of Bergamo late 10th centurybefore 10151027
husband's accession
after 1034 Boniface IV
Beatrice of Bar.gif Beatrice of Bar Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine
(Ardennes-Bar)
101710376 May 1052
husband's death
18 April 1076

House of Scheiern, 1120–1127

House of Sponheim, 1135–1137

None

House of Welf, 1137–1139

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Gertruda.jpg Gertrude of Süpplingenburg Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Süpplingenburg)
18 April 111529 May 11271137
husband's accession
20 October 1139
husband's death
18 April 1143 Henry

House of Attems, 1139–1152

House of Welf, 1152–1173

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Uta von Schauenburg I.JPG Uta of Calw Godfrey of Calw, Count Palatine of the Rhine
(Calw)
1115/1120by January 1133October 1152
husband's accession
1160
their son became Margrave
1197 Welf VI
(1st reign)
11/12 September 1167
husband's accession
1173
husband lost the March
Welf VI
(2nd reign)

House of Hohenstaufen, 1195–1197

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Irene Angelina.jpg Irene Angelina Isaac II Angelos
(Angelos)
1177/118125 May 11971197
husband ceased to be Margrave
27 August 1208 Philip

Consorts of the Lords of Florence

House of Medici, 1434–1531

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortDeathSpouse
Cristofano dell'Altissimo (attr.), Contessina de' Bardi.jpg Contessina de' Bardi Alessandro de' Bardi
(Bardi)
139014166 October 1434
husband's accession
October 1473 Cosimo de' Medici
Lukretsiia Mariia Romola Medichi.jpg Lucrezia Tornabuoni Francesco Tornabuoni14253 June 14441 August 1464
husband's accession
25 March 1482 Pietro de' Medici
Clarice Orsini de Medici.JPG Clarice Orsini Giacomo Orsini
(Orsini)
14537 February 14692 December 1469
husband's accession
29 July 1487 Lorenzo de' Medici
Sandro Botticelli 068.jpg Alfonsina Orsini Roberto Orsini
(Orsini)
1472March 14889 April 1492
husband's accession
7 February 1520
yet exiled in 1494
Pietro de' Medici
Republic restored 1494–1512
Ritratto di gentildonna (Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne %3F) - Uffizi.jpg Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne John III, Count of Auvergne
(La Tour d'Auvergne)
15015 May 151828 April 1519 Lorenzo II de' Medici
Republic restored 1527–1530

Duchess of Florence

House of Medici, 1531–1569

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Margarethe von Parma.jpeg Margaret of Austria Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
28 December 152218 January 15366 January 1537
husband's death
18 January 1586 Alessandro de' Medici
Eleanor of Toledo by the workshop of Angelo Bronzino.jpg Eleanor of Toledo Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca 11 January 152229 March 15396 January 1537
husband's accession
17 December 1562 Cosimo I de' Medici

Grand Duchess of Tuscany

House of Medici, 1569–1737

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Alessandro Allori 033.jpg Joanna of Austria Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
24 January 154725 December 156521 April 1574
husband's accession
11 April 1578 Francesco I
Alessandro Allori - Bianca Cappello (Dorotheum).jpg Bianca Cappello Bartolomeo Cappello
(Cappello)
154812 June 157917 October 1587
Christine of Lorraine Medici.jpg Christina of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
(Lorraine)
16 August 15653 May 158917 February 1609
husband's death
9 December 1637 Ferdinando I
Justus Sustermans 030.jpg Maria Magdalena of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg)
7 October 158919 October 160817 February 1609
husband's accession
28 February 1621
husband's death
1 November 1631 Cosimo II
Sustermans, Justus (workshop) - Portrait of Vittoria della Rovere, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (Siena, cropped).jpg Vittoria della Rovere Federico Ubaldo della Rovere
(Della Rovere)
7 February 162226 September 163323 May 1670
husband's death
5 March 1694 Ferdinando II
Marguerite Louise d'Orleans (detail) from a set of portraits called "The three sisters of Mademoiselle de Montpensier.jpg Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Gaston d'Orléans
(Orléans)
28 July 164520 June 166123 May 1670
husband's accession
17 September 1721 Cosimo III
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 16722 September 169731 October 1723
husband's accession
9 July 1737
husband's death
15 October 1741 Gian 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
Kaiserin Maria Theresia (HRR).jpg Maria Theresa of Austria Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
13 May 171712 February 17369 July 1737
husband's accession
18 August 1765
husband's death
29 November 1780 Francesco II

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1765–1801

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Anton Raphael Mengs 012.jpg Maria Luisa of Spain Charles III of Spain
(Bourbon)
24 November 17455 August 176518 August 1765
husband's accession
20 February 1790
husband's abdication, becomes Holy Roman Empress
15 May 1792 Leopold I
Joseph Dorffmeister 001.jpg Luise of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
27 July 177315 August 179021 March 1801
husband's deposition
19 December 1802 Ferdinand III

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

Elisa Bonaparte became the puppet ruler of Tuscany in 1809 by appointment from her own second older brother and King of Italy, Napoleon himself.

Queen of Etruria

House of Bourbon-Parma, 1801–1807

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Infanta Maria Luisa and Her Son Carlos Luis.jpg Maria Luisa of Spain Charles IV of Spain
(Bourbon)
6 July 178225 August 179521 March 1801
husband's accession
27 May 1803
husband's death
13 March 1824 Louis
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse

Grand Duchess of Tuscany

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1814–1859

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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ConsortCeased to be ConsortDeathSpouse
Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, grand duchess of Tuscany.JPG Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony
(Wettin)
27 April 17966 May 182118 June 1824
husband's death
3 January 1865 Ferdinand III
Gaspero Martellini - Marianna Carolina di Sassonia - 1821.jpg Princess Maria Anna of Saxony Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony
(Wettin)
15 November 179916 November 181718 June 1824
husband's accession
24 March 1832 Leopold II
Maria Antonia von Toskana 1842.jpg Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies Francis I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies)
19 December 18147 June 183321 July 1859
husband's abdication/deposition
7 November 1898

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

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