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	The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and Christina of Lorraine, Caterina, named after ], was born in ] on 2 May 1593.		The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and his wife, Christina of ], Caterina, named after ] (who was also her great-grandmother) was born in ] on 2 May 1593.

	Caterina was considered as a potential spouse to ], heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier.		Caterina was considered as a potential spouse to ], heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier.<ref>], ''Devil-Land: England under Siege, 1588–1688'' (Penguin, 2022), p. 139.</ref>

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Governor of Siena from 1627 – 1629 Not to be confused with Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France.

Caterina de' Medici

Duchess consort of Mantua and Montferrat
Tenure	16 February 1617 – October 29, 1626
Governor of Siena
Tenure	1627 – 17 April 1629

Born	(1593-05-02)2 May 1593 Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Died	17 April 1629(1629-04-17) (aged 35) Siena, Tuscany
Burial	Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence 43°46′30″N 11°15′13″E / 43.774991°N 11.253659°E / 43.774991; 11.253659
Spouse	Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
House	House of Medici
Father	Ferdinando I, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Mother	Christina of Lorraine

Caterina de' Medici (2 May 1593 – 17 April 1629) was a Tuscan noblewoman of the Medici family. She became Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat as the second wife of Duke Ferdinando and Governor of Siena from 1627. She was the second daughter of Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany and his wife Christina of Lorraine.

Biography

The second daughter and third child of Grand Duke Ferdinando I and his wife, Christina of Lorraine, Caterina, named after the eponymous Queen of France (who was also her great-grandmother) was born in Florence on 2 May 1593.

Caterina was considered as a potential spouse to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, heir to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his Anglican religion presented an insurmountable barrier.

Eventually, she married in 1617 Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat; the marriage, however, was childless.

Upon being made a widow in 1626, she returned to Tuscany. Her nephew, Grand Duke Ferdinando II, created her Governess of Siena in 1627, where she died of smallpox two years later.

In later life, Caterina garnered a reputation for intense piety. Historian Colonel G.F. Young asserts that she bore a striking resemblance to her brother Cosimo II and sister Claudia. She was interred in the Medicean necropolis, the Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Caterina de' Medici, Governor of Siena

16. Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de' Medici

8. Ludovico di Giovanni de' Medici

17. Caterina Sforza

4. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

18. Jacopo Salviati

9. Maria Salviati

19. Lucrezia de' Medici

2. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

20. Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Enríquez de Guzmán

10. Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga

21. Isabel de Zúñiga y Pimentel

5. Eleanor of Toledo

22. Luis Pimentel y Pacheco

11. María Osorio y Pimentel

23. Juana Osorio y Bazán

1. Claudia de' Medici

24. Anthony, Duke of Lorraine

12. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

25. Renée of Bourbon

6. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine

26. Christian II of Denmark

13. Christina of Denmark

27. Isabella of Austria

3. Christina of Lorraine

28. Francis I of France

14. Henry II of France

29. Claude, Duchess of Brittany

7. Claude of Valois

30. Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino

15. Catherine de' Medici

31. Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne

References

Clare Jackson, Devil-Land: England under Siege, 1588–1688 (Penguin, 2022), p. 139.
Parrott 1997, p. 37.
Young, p 530
^ Young, p 387

Sources

Parrott, David (1997). "The Mantuan Succession, 1627–31: A Sovereignty Dispute in Early Modern Europe". The English Historical Review. CXII, Issue 445, February (445). Oxford Academic: 20–65. doi:10.1093/ehr/CXII.445.20.
Young, G.F.: The Medici: Volume II, John Murray, London, 1920

Italian royalty
Caterina de' Medici, Governor of Siena House of MediciBorn: 2 May 1593 Died: 17 April 1629
Preceded byMargaret of Savoy	Duchess of Mantua 1617–1626	Succeeded byIsabella Gonzaga
Preceded byMargaret of Savoy	Duchess of Montferrat 1617–1626	Succeeded byIsabella Gonzaga
Political offices
Preceded byFabrizio Colloredo	Governor of Siena 1627–1629	Succeeded byMattias de' Medici

v t e Tuscan princesses by birth
1st generation	Princess Maria Isabella, Duchess of Bracciano Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara Virginia, Duchess of Modena^
2nd generation	Eleonora, Duchess of Mantua Princess Anna Marie, Queen of France Princess Maria Maddalena Claudia, Archduchess of Further Austria
3rd generation	Princess Maria Cristina Margherita, Duchess of Parma Anna, Archduchess of Further Austria Catherine, Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat
4th generation	none
5th generation	Anna Maria Luisa, Electress Palatine
6th generation	none
7th generation	Princess Maria Anna* Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen* Princess Maria Elisabeth* Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma* Princess Maria Johanna Gabriela* Princess Maria Josepha* Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples and Sicily* Maria Antonia, Queen of France*
8th generation	Maria Theresia, Queen of Saxony* Maria Clementina, Duchess of Calabria*
9th generation	Princess Maria Luisa* Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia*
10th generation	Auguste Ferdinande, Princess Luitpold of Bavaria* Maria Isabella, Countess of Trapani* Maria Luisa, Princess of Isenburg-Büdingen*
11th generation	Princess Maria Antonietta* Louise, Crown Princess of Saxony* Maria Theresa, Archduchess Charles Stephen of Austria* Karoline Marie, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha*
12th generation	Helena, Duchess Philipp of Württemberg* Rosa, Duchess of Württemberg* Princess Dolores* Maria Immaculata, Nobile Inigo Neri Sereneri* Margarita, Marchioness Taliani di Marchio* Princess Maria Antonia, Mrs. Luis Pérez*
* also an archduchess of Austria ^did not have a royal or noble birth

v t e Duchesses of Mantua
Margaret Paleologa (1531–40) Archduchess Catherine of Austria (1549–50) Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1561–87) Eleanor de' Medici (1587–1611) Princess Margaret of Savoy (1612) Catherine de' Medici (1617–26) Isabella Gonzaga (1626–27) Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1649–65) Anna Isabella Gonzaga (1670–1703) Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine (1704–08)

Duchesses of Mantua

Margaret Paleologa (1531–40)
Archduchess Catherine of Austria (1549–50)
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1561–87)
Eleanor de' Medici (1587–1611)
Princess Margaret of Savoy (1612)
Catherine de' Medici (1617–26)
Isabella Gonzaga (1626–27)
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1649–65)
Anna Isabella Gonzaga (1670–1703)
Suzanne Henriette of Lorraine (1704–08)

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