Francesco I de' Medici

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Francesco I de' Medici
Portrait by Alessandro Allori, c. 1580-1585
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign	21 April 1574 – 19 October 1587
Predecessor	Cosimo I
Successor	Ferdinando I
Born	25 March 1541 Florence, Duchy of Florence
Died	19 October 1587(1587-10-19) (aged 46) Medici Villa in Poggio a Caiano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Burial	Cappella dei Principi
Spouse	Joanna of Austria Bianca Cappello
Issue among others...	Eleanor, Duchess of Mantua and Montferrat Anna de' Medici Maria, Queen of France Philip, Grand Prince of Tuscany Don Antonio de' Medici (ill.)
House	Medici
Father	Cosimo I
Mother	Eleanor of Toledo
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Francesco I (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587. He was a member of the House of Medici.