In the political history of Republic of Florence, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany as Duke of Florence (1519-1574).
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was born at Florence in 1519. His recorded nationality is Republic of Florence.
This was the age in which the state began to be argued about as a thing that could be designed rather than merely inherited.
He served as list of rulers of Tuscany (1537–1569) and Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569–1574).
He is described as art collector, politician and statesperson.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Order of the Golden Fleece.
That the career was made in Republic of Florence is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany died in 1574, aged 55. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- list of rulers of Tuscany (1537–1569)
- Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1569–1574)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Golden Fleece
