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The Grand Duchy of Tuscany
was founded in 1569. It succeeded the Duchy of Florence
. The grand duchy was initially ruled by the House of Medici, until their extinction in 1737. The grand duchy passed to the House of Lorraine
, and then, to its cadet branch, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Habsburg Lorraine ruled Tuscany from 1765-1801, and then 1814-1859.
A reigning grand duchess was styled:
The Medici went extinct in 1737. Francis Stpehen, Duke of Lorraine acceded the grand-ducal throne.
House of Lorraine
The House of Habsburg-Lorraine was deposed by the Treaty of Aranjuez
in 1801. The House of Bourbon-Parma
ruled over Tuscany in the form of the Kingdom of Etruria
until their own deposition by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807.
House of Bourbon-Parma
in 1814.
Tuscany was annexed to the United Provinces of Central Italy
in 1859, and then absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia
in 1860.
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
was founded in 1569. It succeeded the Duchy of Florence
Duchy of Florence
The Duchy of Florence was an Italian monarchy that was centred on the city of Florence, in modern Tuscany, Italy. The duchy was founded in 1532 when Clement VII appointed his illegitimate son Alessandro de' Medici Duke of the Florentine Republic,...
. The grand duchy was initially ruled by the House of Medici, until their extinction in 1737. The grand duchy passed to the House of Lorraine
House of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
, and then, to its cadet branch, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Habsburg Lorraine ruled Tuscany from 1765-1801, and then 1814-1859.
A reigning grand duchess was styled:
- (1569–1691) Her Highness The Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- (1691–1737) Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- (1737–1765) Her Imperial Majesty Holy Roman Empress, the Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, the Archduchess of Austria, the Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, etc.
- (1765–1804) Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Archduchess of Austria, etc.
- (1804–1859) Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Archduchess of Austria, etc.
House of Bonifacii, 812–931
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Bertha | - | - | - | 828 husband's accession |
834 husband's desposition |
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Anonsuara | - | - | - | 847 husband's accession |
- | Adalbert I | ||
Rothilde of Spoleto | Guy I of Spoleto Guy I of Spoleto Guy I was the Duke of Spoleto from 842. He was the son of Lambert I of Nantes and Adelaide of Lombardy, the eldest daughter of Pepin of Italy. He travelled with his father in 834 in the entourage of Lothair I. He was given the abbey of Mettlach in Lotharingia in 840, when the Emperor Louis the... (Widonids) |
- | 863 | 886 husband's death |
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Bertha of Lotharingia Bertha, daughter of Lothair II Bertha was the second illegitimate daughter of Lothair II, King of Lotharingia, by his concubine Waldrada. She was renowned to be beautiful, spirited, and courageous. Ambition, coupled with her influence, involved her husbands in many wars.... |
Lothair II of Lotharingia Lothair II of Lotharingia Lothair II was the second son of Emperor Lothair I and Ermengarde of Tours. He was married to Teutberga, daughter of Boso the Elder. He is the namesake of the Lothair Crystal, which he probably commissioned, and of the Cross of Lothair, which was made over a century after his death but... (Carolingian Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the... ) |
863 | 895/898 | 10/15 September 915 husband's death |
8 March 925 | Adalbert II | ||
Marozia of Tusculum Marozia Marozia, born Maria and also known as Mariuccia or Mariozza , was a Roman noblewoman who was the alleged mistress of Pope Sergius III and was given the unprecedented titles senatrix and patricia of Rome by Pope John X.Edward Gibbon wrote of her that the "influence of two sister prostitutes,... |
Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum Theophylact I was a medieval Count of Tusculum who served Louis III, Holy Roman Emperor as judex and then was elected to head Rome as consul by the city's nobility in 915, an appointment that was confirmed by the Pope. He also was styled as senator, glorissimus dux, judex dativus, and magister... (Tusculani) |
863–8 March 925 | 925 | 929 husband's death |
932/937 | Guy | ||
House of Arles, 931–1001
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Willa of Burgundy | Rudolph I of Burgundy Rudolph I of Burgundy Rudolph I was King of Burgundy from his election in 888 until his death.Rudolph belonged to the elder Welf family and was the son of Conrad, Count of Auxerre, from whom he inherited the lay abbacy of St Maurice en Valais, making him the most powerful magnate in Upper Burgundy - present-day... (Elder Welf Elder House of Welf The Elder House of Welf was a dynasty of European rulers in the 9th through 11th centuries to 1055. It consisted of two groups, a Burgundian group and a Swabian group. It is disputed whether the two groups formed one dynasty or whether they shared the same name by coincidence only.-Burgundian... ) |
- | 912 | 931 husband's accession |
936 husband's desposition |
after 936 | Boso | |
Willa of Spoleto | Boniface I of Spoleto | - | around 936 | 936 husband's accession |
13 February 962 husband's desposition |
- | Hubert | |
Judith | - | - | - | 961 husband's accession |
21 December 1001 husband's death |
- | Hugh | |
House of ?, 1014–1027
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Waldrada | Guglielmo | - | - | 1014 husband's accession |
1027 husband's death |
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House of Canossa, 1027–1115
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Richelida of Bergamo Richelida Richelida or Richilda was the first wife of Boniface III of Tuscany. They were married probably before 1015.... |
Giselbert II, Count of Bergamo | late 10th century | before 1015 | 1027 husband's accession |
after 1034 | Boniface IV | ||
Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar Beatrice of Bar was the marchioness of Tuscany from 1053 to her death as the wife of Boniface III of Tuscany... |
Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine Frederick II , son of Thierry I and Richilde von Blieskastel, daughter of Folmar III, Count in Bliesgau; was the count of Bar and duke of Lorraine, co-reigning with his father from 1019.... (Ardennes-Bar) |
1017 | 1037 | 6 May 1052 husband's death |
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1115–1120
House of Scheiern, 1120–1127
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1127–1135
House of Welf, 1137–1139
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Gertrude of Süpplingenburg | Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III of Supplinburg , was Duke of Saxony , King of Germany , and Holy Roman Emperor from 1133 to 1137. The son of Count Gebhard of Supplinburg, his reign was troubled by the constant intriguing of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Franconia... (Süpplingenburg) |
18 April 1115 | 29 May 1127 | 1137 husband's accession |
20 October 1139 husband's death |
18 April 1143 | Henry Henry X, Duke of Bavaria thumb|right|Henry X in a much later engraving.Henry the Proud was the Duke of Bavaria , Duke of Saxony , and Margrave of Tuscany .-Life and reign:... |
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House of Welf, 1152–1173
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Translation Needed | Uta of Calw Uta of Schauenburg Uta of Schauenburg was the founder of All Saints' Abbey in Baden-Württemberg. A sovereign countess, she was the daughter of Gotfried von Calw and was one of the richest heiresses in Germany. After her father's death a harsh succession war was solved in her favour by the nephew of her husband Welf... |
Godfrey of Calw, Count Palatine of the Rhine (Calw) |
1115/1120 | by January 1133 | October 1152 husband's accession |
1160 their son became Margrave |
1197 | Welf VI Welf VI Welf VI was the margrave of Tuscany and duke of Spoleto , the third son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, and a member of the illustrious Italo-German family of the Welf.... (1st reign) |
11/12 September 1167 husband's accession |
1173 husband lost the March |
Welf VI Welf VI Welf VI was the margrave of Tuscany and duke of Spoleto , the third son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, and a member of the illustrious Italo-German family of the Welf.... (2nd reign) |
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1173–1195
House of Hohenstaufen, 1195–1197
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Irene Angelina Irene Angelina Irene Angelina was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos by his first wife, perhaps named Herina, possibly a member of the Tornikes family.- Marriage and issue :... |
Isaac II Angelos Isaac II Angelos Isaac II Angelos was Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195, and again from 1203 to 1204.... (Angelos Angelos The Angelos family , feminine form Angelina , plural Angeloi , was a noble Byzantine lineage which gave rise to three Byzantine emperors from 1185 to 1204... ) |
1177/1181 | 25 May 1197 | 1197 husband ceased to be Margrave |
27 August 1208 | Philip Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV.-Biography:Philip was the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Frederick I and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI... |
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House of Medici, 1434–1531
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Contessina de' Bardi Contessina de' Bardi Contessina de Bardi was born in about 1390 and died in Florence in October 1473.-Di Bardi Family:The family of Contessina de Bardi had been exceptionally rich for some time but, following the collapse of the family bank in 1343, its importance was considerably reduced. They enjoyed some fame as... |
Alessandro de' Bardi (Bardi Bardi family The Bardi family was an influential Florentine family that started the powerful banking company, the Compagnia dei Bardi.Along with the Peruzzi family, the Bardis lent Edward III of England 400,000 Gold Florins, which he never repaid.... ) |
1390 | 1416 | 6 October 1434 husband's accession |
1 August 1464 husband's death |
October 1473 | Cosimo de' Medici Cosimo de' Medici Còsimo di Giovanni degli Mèdici was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and "Cosimo Pater Patriae" .-Biography:Born in Florence, Cosimo inherited both his wealth and his expertise in... |
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Lucrezia Tornabuoni Lucrezia Tornabuoni Lucrezia Tornabuoni was a daughter of Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni and Nanna di Niccolo di Luigi Guicciardini. Her brother was Giovanni Tornabuoni.- Biography :... |
Francesco Tornabuoni | 1425 | 3 June 1444 | 1 August 1464 husband's accession |
2 December 1469 husband's death |
25 March 1482 | Piero II de' Medici Piero di Cosimo de' Medici Piero di Cosimo de' Medici , , was the de facto ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469, during the Italian Renaissance. He was the father of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Giuliano de' Medici-Biography:Piero was born in Florence, the son of Cosimo de' Medici the Elder and Contessina de' Bardi... |
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Clarice Orsini Clarice Orsini Clarice Orsini was the daughter of Jacopo Orsini, Lord of Monterotondo and Bracciano, and his wife and cousin Maddalena Orsini. Born in the Papal States, she is most known as the wife of Lorenzo de' Medici , de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic... |
Giacomo Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
1453 | 7 February 1469 | 2 December 1469 husband's accession |
29 July 1487 | Lorenzo I de' Medici Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets... |
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Alfonsina Orsini Alfonsina Orsini Alfonsina Orsini was the spouse of Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici from 1488 and the mother of Lorenzo II de' Medici. She was the daughter of Roberto Orsini, Conte Tagliacozzo and Catherine San Severino.... |
Roberto Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
1472 | March 1488 | 9 April 1492 husband's accession |
1494 husband's desposition |
7 February 1520 | Piero II de' Medici | |
Republic restored Republic of Florence The Republic of Florence , or the Florentine Republic, was a city-state that was centered on the city of Florence, located in modern Tuscany, Italy. The republic was founded in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon Margravine Matilda's death. The... 1494-1512 |
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Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne was a younger daughter of Jean III de La Tour , Count of Auvergne and Lauraguais, and Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendôme . She was a penultimate representative of the senior branch of the house de La Tour d'Auvergne... |
John III, Count of Auvergne John III, Count of Auvergne John III of Auvergne , Count of Auvergne, was the son of Bertrand VI of Auvergne and Louise de La Tremoille , Dame de Boussac, the daughter of Georges de la Trémoille... (La Tour d'Auvergne) |
1501 | 5 May 1518 | 28 April 1519 | Lorenzo II de' Medici | |||
Republic restored Republic of Florence The Republic of Florence , or the Florentine Republic, was a city-state that was centered on the city of Florence, located in modern Tuscany, Italy. The republic was founded in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon Margravine Matilda's death. The... 1527-1530 |
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House of Medici, 1531–1569
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Margaret of Austria Margaret of Parma Margaret, Duchess of Parma , Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst... |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As... (Habsburg) |
28 December 1522 | 18 January 1536 | 6 January 1537 husband's death |
18 January 1586 | Alessandro de' Medici Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence Alessandro de' Medici called "il Moro" , Duke of Penne and also Duke of Florence , ruler of Florence from 1530 until 1537... |
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Eleanor of Toledo | Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca | 1522 | 29 March 1539 | 6 January 1537 husband's accession |
17 December 1562 | Cosimo I de' Medici Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:... |
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House of Medici, 1569–1737
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Joanna of Austria | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest... (Habsburg Habsburg The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and... ) |
24 January 1547 | 25 December 1565 | 21 April 1574 husband's accession |
11 April 1578 | Francesco I | ||
Christina of Lorraine | Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles III , known as the Great, was Duke of Lorraine from 1545 until his death.-History:He was the eldest surviving son of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, and Christina of Denmark... (Lorraine House of Lorraine The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe... ) |
16 August 1565 | 3 May 1589 | 17 February 1609 husband's death |
9 December 1637 | Ferdinando I | ||
Maria Magdalena of Austria | Charles II, Archduke of Austria Charles II, Archduke of Austria Charles II Francis of Austria was an Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria from 1564... (Habsburg Habsburg The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and... ) |
7 October 1589 | 19 October 1608 | 17 February 1609 husband's accession |
28 February 1621 husband's death |
1 November 1631 | Cosimo II | |
Vittoria della Rovere Vittoria della Rovere Vittoria della Rovere was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. She gave her husband four children, two of which would survive infancy; the future Cosimo III, Tuscany's longest reigning monarch and Francesco Maria, a prince of the Church... |
Federico Ubaldo della Rovere (Della Rovere Della Rovere Della Rovere is a noble family of Italy. Coming from modest beginnings in Savona, Liguria, the family rose to prominence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere popes, Francesco della Rovere, who ruled as Pope Sixtus IV and his nephew Giuliano... ) |
7 February 1622 | 26 September 1633 | 23 May 1670 husband's death |
5 March 1694 | Ferdinando II | ||
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Marguerite Louise d'Orléans was Grand Duchess of Tuscany, as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Deprived of her lover, Charles V of Lorraine, and yearning for France, Marguerite Louise despised her husband and his family, whom she often quarrelled with and falsely suspected of... |
Gaston d'Orléans Gaston, Duke of Orléans Gaston of France, , also known as Gaston d'Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood... (Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... ) |
28 July 1645 | 20 June 1661 | 23 May 1670 husband's accession |
17 September 1721 | Cosimo III | ||
Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg was the legal Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg in the eyes of the Holy Roman Emperor, the overlord of Saxe-Lauenburg, from 1689 until 1728; however, because her distant cousin George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, conquered the duchy by force in 1689, she... |
Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Julius Francis was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1666 and 1689. He was a son of Duke Julius Henry and his third wife Anna Magdalena of Lobkowicz , daughter of Baron William the Younger Popel von Lobkowitz... (Ascania) |
13 June 1672 | 2 September 1697 | 31 October 1723 husband's accession |
9 July 1737 husband's death |
15 October 1741 | Gian Gastone | |
The Medici went extinct in 1737. Francis Stpehen, Duke of Lorraine acceded the grand-ducal throne.
House of LorraineHouse of LorraineThe House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
, 1737–1765
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Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma... |
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711... (Habsburg) |
13 May 1717 | 12 February 1736 | 9 July 1737 husband's accession |
18 August 1765 husband's death |
29 November 1780 | Francesco II Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though his wife effectively executed the real power of those positions. With his wife, Maria Theresa, he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty... |
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House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1765–1801
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Maria Luisa of Spain Maria Luisa of Spain Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain was Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary as the spouse of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.-Names:... |
Charles III of Spain Charles III of Spain Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
24 November 1745 | 5 August 1765 | 18 August 1765 husband's accession |
20 February 1790 husband's abdication, becomes Holy Roman Empress |
15 May 1792 | Leopold I Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa... |
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Luise of Naples and Sicily Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily Maria Luisa of Naples and Sicily , was a Neapolitan and Sicilian princess and the wife of the third Habsburg Grand Duke of Tuscany.-Background:... |
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain... (Bourbon-Two Sicilies House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line... ) |
27 July 1773 | 15 August 1790 | 21 March 1801 husband's deposition |
19 December 1802 | Ferdinand III | ||
The House of Habsburg-Lorraine was deposed by the Treaty of Aranjuez
Treaty of Aranjuez (1801)
The Treaty of Aranjuez was signed on March 21, 1801 between France and Spain. The overall accord confirmed the terms presented in the Treaty of San Ildefonso. Moreover, Ferdinand, the Bourbon Duke of Parma, agreed to surrender the Duchy of Parma to France. Ferdinand's son Louis received the Grand...
in 1801. The House of Bourbon-Parma
House of Bourbon-Parma
The House of Bourbon-Parma is an Italian cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line. The name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name and the other from the title of Duke of Parma....
ruled over Tuscany in the form of the Kingdom of Etruria
Kingdom of Etruria
The Kingdom of Etruria was a kingdom comprising the larger part of Tuscany which existed between 1801 and 1807. It took its name from Etruria, the old Roman name for the land of the Etruscans.It was created by the Treaty of Aranjuez, signed on 21 March 1801...
until their own deposition by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807.
House of Bourbon-ParmaHouse of Bourbon-ParmaThe House of Bourbon-Parma is an Italian cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line. The name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name and the other from the title of Duke of Parma....
, 1801–1807
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Maria Luisa of Spain | Charles IV of Spain Charles IV of Spain Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
6 July 1782 | 25 August 1795 | 21 March 1801 husband's accession |
27 May 1803 husband's death |
13 March 1824 | Louis Louis of Etruria Louis was the first of only two Kings of Etruria.Louis was the son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Maria Amalia of Austria, the second surviving daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.... |
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House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1814–1859
The Habsburgs were restored by the Congress of ViennaCongress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
in 1814.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony | Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony (Wettin) |
27 April 1796 | 6 May 1821 | 18 June 1824 husband's death |
3 January 1865 | Ferdinand III | ||
Maria Anna of Saxony | Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony (Wettin) |
15 November 1799 | 16 November 1817 | 18 June 1824 husband's accession |
24 March 1832 | Leopold II | ||
Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies was Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1833 to 1859 as the consort of Leopold II... |
Francis I of the Two Sicilies Francis I of the Two Sicilies -Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic.... (Bourbon-Two Sicilies House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
19 December 1814 | 7 June 1833 | 21 July 1859 husband's abdication/deposition |
7 November 1898 | |||
Tuscany was annexed to the United Provinces of Central Italy
United Provinces of Central Italy
The United Provinces of Central Italy, also known as Union of Central Italy, Confederation of Central Italy or Government General of Central Italy, was a short-lived client state of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia...
in 1859, and then absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
in 1860.
Titular Grand Duchesses
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Alicia of Parma | Charles III, Duke of Parma Charles III, Duke of Parma -Early life:Charles III was born at the Villa delle Pianore near Lucca, the only son of Charles Louis, Prince of Lucca and his wife Princess Maria-Theresa of Savoy . He was given the baptismal names Ferdinando Carlo Vittorio Giuseppe Maria Baldassarre... (Bourbons of Parma House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
27 December 1849 | 11 January 1868 | 17 January 1908 husband's death |
16 November 1935 | Ferdinand IV Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine continued to hold the title as pretenders until the end of World War I.-Biography:... |
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Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.-Family:Maria Cristina was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two... |
Alfonso, Count of Caserta Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.... (Bourbons of the Two Sicilies House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... ) |
10 April 1877 | 8 November 1900 | 28 February 1942 husband's accession |
4 October 1947 | Josef Ferdinand Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany Archduke Peter Ferdinand Salvator Karl Ludwig Maria Joseph Leopold Anton Rupert Pius Pancraz of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany) Archduke Peter Ferdinand Salvator Karl Ludwig Maria Joseph Leopold Anton Rupert Pius Pancraz of Austria, Prince... |
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Princess Dorothea of Bavaria | Prince Franz of Bavaria Prince Franz of Bavaria Prince Franz of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.-Early life and Military career:... (Wittelsbach) |
25 May 1920 | 2 August 1938 | 21 January 1984 husband's death |
n/a | Gottfried Archduke Gottfried of Austria Archduke Gottfried of Austria was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth... |
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Elyssa Edmonstone | Sir Archibald Bruce Edmonstone, of Duntreath, 7th Baronet |
11 September 1973 | 18 June 1993 | incumbent | Sigismund Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.-Biography:Sigismund was born in Lausanne the son of Archduke Leopold Franz and his first wife Princess... |
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See also
- List of rulers of Tuscany
- List of consorts of Urbino
- List of Parmese consorts
- List of Savoyard consorts
- List of consorts of Montferrat
- List of Sardinian consorts
- List of Sicilian consorts
- List of Neopolitan consorts
- List of consorts of the Two Sicilies
- List of Italian consorts
- Grand Duchy of TuscanyGrand Duchy of TuscanyThe Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
- Grand Princesses of TuscanyGrand Princesses of TuscanyThe Grand Princess of Tuscany was the spouse of the Grand Prince of Tuscany, heir to the Tuscan throne.-House of Medici:...