Vittoria della Rovere

Vittoria della Rovere
Portrait by Justus Sustermans, c. 1640-1645
Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany
Tenure6 April 1637 – 23 May 1670
Born(1622-02-07)7 February 1622
Ducal Palace of Pesaro, Urbino
Died5 March 1694(1694-03-05) (aged 72)
Ducal Palace of Pisa, Tuscany
SpouseFerdinando II de' Medici
IssueCosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere
Names
Vittoria della Rovere
HouseHouse of Medici
House of della Rovere
FatherFederico Ubaldo della Rovere
MotherClaudia de' Medici

Vittoria della Rovere (7 February 1622 – 5 March 1694) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. She had four children with her husband, two of whom would survive infancy: the future Cosimo III, Tuscany's longest-reigning monarch, and Francesco Maria, a prince of the Church. At the death of her grandfather Francesco Maria della Rovere, she inherited the Duchies of Rovere and Montefeltro, which reverted to her second son, Francesco Maria, at her death. She was later entrusted with the care of her three grandchildren. Her marriage brought a wealth of treasures to the House of Medici, which can today be seen in the Palazzo Pitti and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.


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