Cosimo I de' Medici

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Cosimo I de' Medici was a 16th-century ruler who consolidated Medici power in central Italy, transforming Florence into the capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and fostering significant cultural and architectural development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Medici ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence ⓘ
child Ferdinando I de' Medici ⓘ
Francesco I de' Medici ⓘ
Garzia de' Medici ⓘ
Giovanni de' Medici (cardinal) ⓘ
Isabella de' Medici ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Florence ⓘ
countryRuled Duchy of Florence ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1519-06-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1574-04-21 ⓘ
endTime as Duke of Florence: 1569 ⓘ
as Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1574 ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
familyName Medici ⓘ
linked to: Medici family
father Giovanni dalle Bande Nere ⓘ
givenName Cosimo ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo de' Medici
house House of Medici ⓘ
languageSpoken Italian ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
mother Maria Salviati ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Florence ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
notableWork administrative reorganization of the Tuscan state ⓘ
consolidation of Medici rule in Tuscany ⓘ
patronage of arts and architecture in Florence ⓘ
numberOfChildren 11 ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
patronOf Ammannati ⓘ
Benvenuto Cellini ⓘ
Florentine Mannerism ⓘ
linked to: Mannerism

Giorgio Vasari ⓘ
placeOfBirth Florence ⓘ
placeOfDeath Villa di Castello ⓘ
near Florence ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Florence ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Palazzo Pitti ⓘ
Palazzo Vecchio ⓘ
Villa di Castello ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent recognized as Grand Duke of Tuscany by Pope Pius V in 1569 ⓘ
victory at the Battle of Montemurlo in 1537 ⓘ
significantProject Uffizi complex in Florence ⓘ
fortification of coastal towns in Tuscany ⓘ
transformation of Florence into capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ
spouse Eleanor of Toledo ⓘ
startTime as Duke of Florence: 1537 ⓘ
as Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1569 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Duke of Tuscany → titleCreatedFor → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany → firstHolder → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Grand Duke of Tuscany → notableHolder → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Medici court in Florence → hasNotableMember → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Medici court in Florence → hasPatron → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duchy of Florence → ruler → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duchy of Florence → lastRuler → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duchy of Florence → notableRuler → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany → firstRuler → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Tuscany → notableRuler → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
House of Medici → member → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Medici Chapel → burialPlaceOf → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Uffizi Gallery → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Benvenuto Cellini → patron → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Accademia del Disegno → foundedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Accademia del Disegno → foundedUnderPatronageOf → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Accademia del Disegno → hasFounderRole → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Accademia del Disegno → associatedWithPerson → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Ferdinando I de' Medici → father → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Giorgio Vasari → patron → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duke of Florence → secondHolder → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duke of Florence → lastHolder → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Duke of Florence → notableHolder → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Alessandro de' Medici → succeededBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Terra del Sole → foundedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Medici fortifications → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Salone dei Cinquecento → associatedWith → Duke Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Map Room (Palazzo Vecchio) → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
subject linked to: Map Room
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Chapel of Eleonora of Toledo → associatedWith → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
subject linked to: chapel of Eleonora of Toledo
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Medici apartments → associatedWith → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Medici family → member → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Francesco I de’ Medici → father → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Francesco I de’ Medici → predecessor → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Jacopo da Pontormo → portrayed → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Allegory with Venus and Cupid → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici (disputed) ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Agnolo Bronzino → employer → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Villa di Castello, Florence → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Villa di Castello, Florence → associatedWith → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Bartolomeo Ammannati → employer → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I → depicts → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I → honours → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Bernardo Buontalenti → workedFor → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici → relative → Cosimo I de’ Medici ⓘ
linked to: Cosimo I de' Medici
Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici → depicts → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici → significantFigure → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Bust of Cosimo I de' Medici → madeFor → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Vasari Corridor → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Corridoio Vasariano → commissionedBy → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ
Corridoio Vasariano → patron → Cosimo I de' Medici ⓘ