Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1622-1694) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vittoria della Rovere (7 February 1622–5 March 1694) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II.
Vittoria della Rovere | |||||
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Grand Duchess of Tuscany | |||||
Consort | 6 April 1637 – 23 May 1670 | ||||
Duchess of Rovere and Montefeltro | |||||
Tenure | 23 April 1631 - 5 March 1694 | ||||
Born | Ducal Palace of Pesaro, Duchy of Urbino | 7 February 1622||||
Died | 5 March 1694 72) Ducal Palace of Pisa, Tuscany | (aged||||
Spouse | Grand Duke Ferdinando II | ||||
Issue | Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere | ||||
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House | House of Medici House of La Rovere | ||||
Father | Federico Ubaldo della Rovere, Duke of Urbino | ||||
Mother | Claudia de' Medici |
She gave her husband four children, two of which would survive infancy the future Cosimo III and Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro. She was the Duchess of Rovere and Montefeltro in her own right and these went to her youngest son when she died. She was later the guardian of her three grandchildren. Her marriage bought a lot of art treasures to the House of Medici which are today at the Palazzo Pitti Uffizi Gallery in Florence. She did not get on with her daughter in law Marguerite Louise d'Orléans.
She was the daughter of Claudia de' Medici. She and her husband Ferdinando II were first cousins.
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