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Filippo de' Medici
Grand Prince of Tuscany
Giovanni Bizzelli - Giovanna d'Austria e suo figlio don Filippino de' Medici - 1586.jpg
1586 painting of Grand Prince Filippo with his mither by Giovanni Bizzelli.
Born May 20 1577
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Died March 29 1582 (aged 4)
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany
Burial Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany
Full name
Filippo Cosimo de' Medici
House House of Medici
Father Grand Duke Francesco I of Tuscany
Mother Archduchess Joanna of Austria
Religion Roman Catholicism
Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1562-1737).svg

Philip de' Medici (May 20, 1577 – March 29, 1582) was a Prince of the Grand Duchy o Tuscany, an hier tae the Tuscan throne from his birth till his death in 1582. He was named in honour of King Philip II of Spain. The birth was celebrated with great joy bi the court, because thus was secured the succession of the Grand Duchy for another generation and eliminated all the hopes o Bianca Cappello (his father's mistress, and later wife) He was known as Don Filippo. Upon his death, the title of Grand Prince went to his cousin Prince Ferdinando (future Grand Duke Ferdinando I of Tuscany). His older sister Princess Maria was eventually a wife of the future King Henri IV of France.

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  • Mey 20 1577 – March 29 1582 His Highness The Grand Prince of Tuscany.

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