Medici, Ferdinando de', 1663-1713
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Name (Latin)
Medici, Ferdinando de', 1663-1713
Other forms of name
Ferdinando de' Medici, Prince of Tuscany, 1663-1713
Ferdinand de' Medici, prince of Tuscany, 1663-1713
Date of birth
1663-08-09
Date of death
1713-10-31
Associated country
Tuscany (Grand Duchy)
Occupation
Art patrons
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- OC uses form: Ferdinand de' Medici, prince of Tuscany, 1663-1713.
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Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663-1713)
Niccolò Cassana
, Public domain
File:Ferdinando II by Foggini.jpg
Sculpture by Giovanni Battista Foggini. Photograph by Albert Herring, CC BY 3.0
File:Grand Prince Ferdinando de Medici - Giovanni Battista Foggini - 1683 - The Met NYC.JPG
, PD
File:Il Prinicpe Ferdinando de' Medici con i suoi musici - Gabbiani.jpg
Anton Domenico Gabbiani - Firenze, Galleria Palatina, Public domain
File:Portrait-Of-Ferdinand-II-De-Medici.jpg
Niccolò Cassana
, Public domain
File:Villa di Poggio a Caiano,1.JPG
Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikipedia description:
Ferdinando de' Medici (9 August 1663 – 31 October 1713) was the eldest son of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. Ferdinando was heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, with the title Grand Prince, from his father's accession in 1670 until his death in 1713. He is remembered today primarily as a patron of music. An excellent musician himself (sometimes called "the Orpheus of princes"), he attracted top musicians to Florence and thus made it an important musical center. Through his patronage of Bartolomeo Cristofori, Ferdinando made possible the invention of the piano.
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