Vittoria della Rovere
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| Vittoria della Rovere | ||
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| Vittoria della Rovere as Grand Duchess o Tuscany in circa 1660. | ||
| Tenure | 26 September 1633 – 23 May 1670 | |
| Born | 7 February 1622 Ducal Palace, Pesaro, Urbino | |
| Died | 5 March 1694 (aged 72) Ducal Palace, Pisa, Tuscany | |
| Spouse | Grand Duke Ferdinando II | |
| Issue | Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco Maria, Duke of Rovere | |
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| Vittoria della Rovere | ||
| Father | Federico Ubaldo, Duke of Urbino | |
| Mother | Claudia de' Medici | |
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Vittoria della Rovere (7 February 1622 – 5 March 1694) was Grand Duchess o Tuscany as the wife of her cousin Grand Duke Ferdinando II of Tuscany. She had four children with her husband and was the heiress to the Rovere art collection which she inherited when her father passed away. As a result most of her inheritance is on display within Florence's Palazzo Pitti and the Uffizi. Upon her death the House of Rovere went extinct.
Children[edit]
- Cosimo de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (19 December 1639 - 21 December 1639), died young.
- Unnamed son (1640)
- Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723), married Marguerite Louise d'Orléans and had children.
- Francesco Maria de' Medici (Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro) (12 November 1660 – 3 February 1711) married Eleonora Luisa Gonzaga but had no children.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 7 February 1622 – 26 September 1633 Donna Vittoria della Rovere, Princess of Urbino.
- 26 September 1633 – 23 May 1670 Her Highness The Grand Duchess of Tuscany.
- 23 May 1670 – 5 March 1694 Her Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Tuscany.