Bianca Cappello
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Bianca Cappello | ||
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Cappello by Alessandro Allori. | ||
Tenure | 12 June 1579 - 20 October 1587 | |
Coronation | 12 June 1579 | |
Born | 1548 Venice, Republic of Venice | |
Died | 20 October 1587 Villa di Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany | |
Spouse | Pietro Bonaventuri (m 1563) Francesco I of Tuscany (m 1579) | |
Issue | Antonio | |
Full name | ||
Bianca Cappello | ||
House | Cappello Medici | |
Father | Bartolomeo Cappello | |
Mother | Pellegrina Morosini | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | |
Bianca Cappello (1548 - 20 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman who later became the mistress, and the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort.
Issue[edit]
- Don Antonio de' Medici (29 August 1576 – 2 May 1621) married Artemisa Tozzi and had issue.